Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Australia
Australia: Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in was 82.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
82.2%
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
66th
of 78 countries
All-time high
98.0%
in 2017
All-time low
82.2%
in 2024
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Australia, 2017–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Australia is 82.2%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Australia ranks 66th of 78 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 98.0% | — |
| 2018 | 97.4% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 97.8% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 97.7% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 84.9% | -13.2% |
| 2022 | 83.9% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 82.7% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 82.2% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 97.7% | 97.4% | 98.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 86.3% | 82.2% | 97.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 63 Samoa 90.6% compare
- 64 New Zealand 89.9% compare
- 65 Ghana 86.0% compare
- 67 Japan 77.5% compare
- 68 Iran, Islamic Republic of 59.9% compare
- 69 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 53.9% compare
More education data for Australia
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4362 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0835 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.4362 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0835 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.10 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Australia?
- Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Australia was 82.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.2% in 2024.
- How does Australia rank for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in?
- Australia ranks 66th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release