Start month of the academic school year in Australia
Australia: Start month of the academic school year was 1 tertiary education in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1 tertiary education
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
174th
of 206 countries
All-time high
1 tertiary education
in 1997
All-time low
1 tertiary education
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Start month of the academic school year in Australia, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in tertiary education.
Analysis
Australia recorded 1 tertiary education for start month of the academic school year in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, start month of the academic school year in Australia peaked at 1 tertiary education in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1 tertiary education, in 1997.
That places Australia 174th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Start month of the academic school year in Australia, year by year
| Year | tertiary education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1 tertiary education | — |
| 1998 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 tertiary education | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 tertiary education | 1 tertiary education | 1 tertiary education | 3 |
| 2000s | 1 tertiary education | 1 tertiary education | 1 tertiary education | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 tertiary education | 1 tertiary education | 1 tertiary education | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 tertiary education | 1 tertiary education | 1 tertiary education | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 174 Colombia 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Costa Rica 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Dominican Republic 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Ecuador 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Guatemala 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Honduras 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Iraq 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Kenya 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Cambodia 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Kiribati 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Lebanon 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Sri Lanka 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Maldives 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Montenegro 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Malaysia 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Namibia 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Nicaragua 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Naoero 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 New Zealand 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Papua New Guinea 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Paraguay 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Palestine, State of 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Solomon Islands 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 El Salvador 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Eswatini 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Seychelles 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Timor-Leste 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Tonga 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Samoa 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 South Africa 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Zambia 1 tertiary education compare
- 174 Zimbabwe 1 tertiary education 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 start month of the academic school year in Australia?
- Start month of the academic school year in Australia was 1 tertiary education in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest start month of the academic school year recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1 tertiary education in 1997.
- What is the lowest start month of the academic school year recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 tertiary education in 1997.
- How does Australia rank for start month of the academic school year?
- Australia ranks 174th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is start month of the academic school year rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Start month of the academic school year (tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release