Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Australia and New Zealand
SDG: Australia and New Zealand: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 53.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Australia and New Zealand, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Australia and New Zealand recorded 53.6% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
The figure is up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Australia and New Zealand peaked at 57.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 31.0%, in 1997.
That places SDG: Australia and New Zealand 217th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 31.0% | — |
| 1998 | 31.4% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 32.5% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 33.7% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 35.2% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 37.1% | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 38.0% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 38.1% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 39.7% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 40.6% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 41.7% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 42.7% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 44.1% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 46.8% | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 48.1% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 49.7% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 49.0% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 50.1% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 51.5% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 53.7% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 53.5% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 57.4% | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 51.8% | -9.6% |
| 2020 | 54.6% | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 53.6% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 54.3% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 53.6% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 53.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.6% | 31.0% | 32.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 39.1% | 33.7% | 44.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.2% | 46.8% | 57.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.9% | 53.6% | 54.6% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Australia and New Zealand
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.52 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.722 % change on previous year (2000)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 126,112 (2000)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0007 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 363,629 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 335,435 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Australia and New Zealand was 53.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 57.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.0% in 1997.
- How does SDG: Australia and New Zealand rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand ranks 217th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Australia and New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release