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 1 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1 GPIA
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
7th
of 78 countries
All-time high
1.04 GPIA
in 2021
All-time low
1 GPIA
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 GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Australia is 1 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
That places Australia 7th out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Australia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.02 GPIA | — |
| 2018 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 1 GPIA | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.02 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 4 Ghana 1.13 GPIA compare
- 5 Samoa 1 GPIA compare
- 6 Senegal 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Albania 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Andorra 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Armenia 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Austria 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Azerbaijan 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Belgium 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Burkina Faso 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Bangladesh 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Belarus 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Brazil 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Canada 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Switzerland 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Chile 1 GPIA compare
- 8 China 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Cameroon 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Colombia 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Cyprus 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Czechia 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Germany 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Denmark 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Algeria 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Ecuador 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Spain 1 GPIA compare
- 8 France 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Georgia 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Hong Kong 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Croatia 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Hungary 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Indonesia 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Israel 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Italy 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Kyrgyzstan 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Cambodia 1 GPIA compare
- 8 South Korea 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Kuwait 1 GPIA
- 8 Sri Lanka 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Luxembourg 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Latvia 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Macao 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Morocco 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Monaco 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Moldova 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Mexico 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Netherlands 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Norway 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Panama 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Peru 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Poland 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Portugal 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Palestine 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Saudi Arabia 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Singapore 1 GPIA compare
- 8 El Salvador 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Slovakia 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Slovenia 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Seychelles 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Togo 1 GPIA
- 8 Turkmenistan 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Turkey 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Ukraine 1 GPIA 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 1 GPIA 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 1.04 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2024.
- How does Australia rank for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in?
- Australia ranks 7th 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 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release