Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Australia
Australia: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female was 95.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
95.8%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
28th
of 176 countries
All-time high
98.6%
in 2020
All-time low
95.8%
in 2024
Years of data
7
2018–2024
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Australia, 2018–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Australia recorded 95.8% for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Australia ranks 28th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 96.3% | — |
| 2019 | 98.5% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 97.8% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 96.2% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 95.9% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 95.8% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 97.4% | 96.3% | 98.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 96.9% | 95.8% | 98.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 25 Barbados 96.1% compare
- 26 Poland 96.0%
- 27 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 95.9% compare
- 29 Trinidad and Tobago 95.8% compare
- 30 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 95.7% compare
- 31 Finland 95.2% 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 99.61 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Australia?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Australia was 95.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.8% in 2024.
- How does Australia rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female?
- Australia ranks 28th out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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, upper secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release