Share of all students in short-cycle … students both sexes vocational in Australia
Australia: Share of all students in short-cycle … students both sexes vocational was 82.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
82.1%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
67th
of 78 countries
All-time high
97.2%
in 2017
All-time low
82.1%
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
In 2024, share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Australia stood at 82.1%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
That places Australia 67th out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of all students in short-cycle … students both sexes vocational in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 97.2% | — |
| 2018 | 96.3% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 96.8% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 83.6% | -13.6% |
| 2022 | 82.7% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 82.2% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 82.1% | -0.1% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 82.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 82% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Australia's 82.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 100.0%, 82% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 96.8% | 96.3% | 97.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 85.5% | 82.1% | 96.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More education data for Australia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.9 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.88 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 104,110 (1992)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 316,638 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 292,593 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.65 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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 82.1% 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 97.2% 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 82.1% in 2024.
- How does Australia rank for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in?
- Australia ranks 67th 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 15.5%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release