Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Australia
Australia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 0.8527 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.8527 GPIA
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
58th
of 160 countries
All-time high
0.8678 GPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.8037 GPIA
in 2016
Years of data
10
2015–2024
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Australia, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.8527 GPIA for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Australia peaked at 0.8678 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.8037 GPIA, in 2016.
Australia ranks 58th of 160 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Australia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.8241 GPIA | — |
| 2016 | 0.8037 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8357 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8548 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8502 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8678 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.8672 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8469 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.8616 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.8527 GPIA | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8337 GPIA | 0.8037 GPIA | 0.8548 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.8592 GPIA | 0.8469 GPIA | 0.8678 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 55 Montenegro 0.8644 GPIA compare
- 56 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.8619 GPIA compare
- 57 Malta 0.8552 GPIA compare
- 59 Slovakia 0.8441 GPIA compare
- 60 Belize 0.8418 GPIA compare
- 61 Liechtenstein 0.8351 GPIA compare
More education data for Australia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.2746 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 609,231 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 79,796 (1997)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 23,978 (1997)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.55 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Australia?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Australia was 0.8527 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8678 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8037 GPIA in 2016.
- How does Australia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Australia ranks 58th out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release