Total number of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates in Australia
Australia: Total number of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates was 1.03 million Persons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total number of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates in Australia, 2013–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Australia recorded 1.03 million Persons for total number of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total number of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates in Australia peaked at 1.03 million Persons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 804,802 Persons, in 2013.
That places Australia 9th out of 27 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Total number of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates in Australia, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 804,802 Persons | — |
| 2014 | 864,372 Persons | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 898,123 Persons | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 910,385 Persons | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 918,713 Persons | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 931,545 Persons | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 961,896 Persons | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 939,561 Persons | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 989,239 Persons | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 1.01 million Persons | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 1.02 million Persons | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 1.03 million Persons | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 898,548 Persons | 804,802 Persons | 961,896 Persons | 7 |
| 2020s | 998,732 Persons | 939,561 Persons | 1.03 million Persons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 6 Slovenia 84,522 Persons compare
- 6 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.98 million Persons compare
- 7 Estonia 67,636 Persons compare
- 7 Spain 1.59 million Persons compare
- 8 Italy 1.29 million Persons compare
- 10 Israel 894,895 Persons compare
- 11 Chile 707,572 Persons compare
- 12 Sweden 620,234 Persons compare
More education data for Australia
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0835 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total number of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates in Australia?
- Total number of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates in Australia was 1.03 million Persons in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest total number of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 million Persons in 2024.
- What is the lowest total number of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 804,802 Persons in 2013.
- How does Australia rank for total number of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates?
- Australia ranks 9th out of 27 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total number of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Total number of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students enrolled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on the number of new entrants, enrolled students and graduates . The default table displays data on enrolled students for the latest year available and for a subset of education levels. The selection can be changed to display data: by year, by intensity, by sex and measure (graduates). Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page and the OECD Handbook for Internationally Comparative Education Statistics: Concepts, Standards, Definitions and Classifications.