Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female (%) (enrolment) in Australia
Australia: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female (%) (enrolment) was 98.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
98.2%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
35th
of 163 countries
All-time high
99.8%
in 2020
All-time low
98.2%
in 2024
Years of data
5
2020–2024
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Australia, 2020–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Australia recorded 98.2% for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.6% over five years.
That places Australia 35th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female (%) (enrolment) in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 99.8% | — |
| 2021 | 99.4% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 98.6% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 98.3% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 98.2% | -0.1% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 98.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 98.2%, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Australia's 98.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 93.7%, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Australia
More education data for Australia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.9 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.88 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 104,110 (1992)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 316,638 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Australia?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Australia was 98.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.2% in 2024.
- How does Australia rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female?
- Australia ranks 35th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release