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 81.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
81.9%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
66th
of 78 countries
All-time high
95.9%
in 2017
All-time low
81.1%
in 2022
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 81.9%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 14.6% 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 | 95.9% | — |
| 2018 | 94.8% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 95.7% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 95.5% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 81.8% | -14.4% |
| 2022 | 81.1% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 81.5% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 81.9% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 95.5% | 94.8% | 95.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 84.4% | 81.1% | 95.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
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 81.9% 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 95.9% 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 81.1% in 2022.
- 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 14.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 8 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release