Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Australia
Australia: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes was 98.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Australia, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Australia recorded 98.1% for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Australia peaked at 100.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 98.1%, in 2024.
Australia ranks 49th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 99.9% | — |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.8% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.4% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 98.4% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 98.2% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 98.1% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99.9% | 99.7% | 100.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 98.1% | 99.4% | 5 |
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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 total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Australia?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Australia was 98.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.1% in 2024.
- How does Australia rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Australia ranks 49th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release