Students enrolment - Regions — Enrolment rate in Australia
Australia: Students enrolment - Regions — Enrolment rate was 82.8 Percentage of population in the same sex and age in 2022. ▬ Flat
Students enrolment - Regions — Enrolment rate in Australia, 2013–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of population in the same sex and age.
Analysis
In 2022, students enrolment - regions — enrolment rate in Australia stood at 82.8 Percentage of population in the same sex and age.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, students enrolment - regions — enrolment rate in Australia peaked at 85.4 Percentage of population in the same sex and age in 2021 and was at its lowest, 80.9 Percentage of population in the same sex and age, in 2013.
That places Australia 26th out of 40 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 82.69 Percentage of population in the same sex and age | 80.9 Percentage of population in the same sex and age | 83.8 Percentage of population in the same sex and age | 7 |
| 2020s | 83.83 Percentage of population in the same sex and age | 82.8 Percentage of population in the same sex and age | 85.4 Percentage of population in the same sex and age | 3 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 23 Canada 84.4 Percentage of population in the same sex and age
- 24 Hungary 84.2 Percentage of population in the same sex and age compare
- 25 Switzerland 82.89 Percentage of population in the same sex and age compare
- 27 United Kingdom 80.9 Percentage of population in the same sex and age compare
- 28 Austria 80.2 Percentage of population in the same sex and age compare
- 29 Serbia, Republic of 77.9 Percentage of population in the same sex and age compare
More education data for Australia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 105,469 (1999)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0056 units per person (1999)
Frequently asked questions
- What is students enrolment - regions — enrolment rate in Australia?
- Students enrolment - regions — enrolment rate in Australia was 82.8 Percentage of population in the same sex and age in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest students enrolment - regions — enrolment rate recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 85.4 Percentage of population in the same sex and age in 2021.
- What is the lowest students enrolment - regions — enrolment rate recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.9 Percentage of population in the same sex and age in 2013.
- How does Australia rank for students enrolment - regions — enrolment rate?
- Australia ranks 26th out of 40 countries with data for 2022.
- Is students enrolment - regions — enrolment rate rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Students enrolment - Regions — Enrolment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
<p>This dataset provides indicators on enrolment rates by age in large regions (TL2).</p> <p><strong>Data definition and source</strong></p> <p>Enrolment rates are defined as the share of individuals of each age group enrolled in all types of schools and education institutions, including public, private and all other institutions that provide organised educational programmes according to the <a href="http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/Pages/international-standard-classification-of-education.aspx">ISCED 2011</a> classification, regardless of education level enrolled in (share of individuals enrolled over the population of the same age group). Age groups are defined as 3-5, 6-14, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39 and >40 year-olds. </p> <p>Data are collected from Eurostat (reg_educ) for EU countries, and through delegates of the OECD Working Party on Territorial Indicators (WPTI) and the OECD Working Party on Education System Indicators (INES).</p> <p><strong>Definition of regions</strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). For more information, see the OECD Territorial grid <a href="https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/region/OECD_territorial-grid_TL2024.pdf">(pdf)</a> and the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table <a href="https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/region/OECD%20Territorial%20correspondence%20-%20TL2024c.xlsx">(xlsx)</a>. </p> <p><strong>Cite this dataset</strong></p> <p>OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database <a href="http://oe.cd/geostats">http://oe.cd/geostats</a>.</p> <p><strong>Further information</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://regions-cities-atlas.oecd.org/">OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/oecd-regions-and-cities-at-a-glance-2024_f42db3bf-en.html">OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance</a></li> </ul> <p>For questions and/or comments, please email <a href="mailto:RegionStat@oecd.org">RegionStat@oecd.org</a>.</p>