Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Australia
Australia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 54.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Australia, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Australia stood at 54.8%.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Australia peaked at 62.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 53.0%, in 2018.
That places Australia 30th out of 168 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 62.7% | — |
| 2016 | 61.4% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 59.6% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 53.0% | -11.0% |
| 2019 | 59.1% | +11.6% |
| 2020 | 54.9% | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 55.9% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 56.3% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 56.7% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 54.8% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 59.1% | 53.0% | 62.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 55.7% | 54.8% | 56.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More education data for Australia
- 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)
- 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)
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 54.8% 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 62.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.0% in 2018.
- How does Australia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Australia ranks 30th out of 168 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 down 12.6%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release