Secondary school enrolment (gross) in Australia
Gross secondary school enrolment in Australia was 131.9% in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2015.
Australia, 2024
131.9%
Change from 2023
−2.2percentage points
World, 2024
77.3%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
107.4%
Secondary school enrolment (gross) in Australia over time
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% of the official secondary school-age population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Australia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 131.9% | 77.3% |
| 2023 | 134.1% | 77.2% |
| 2022 | 133.3% | 77.5% |
| 2021 | 135.5% | 77.3% |
| 2020 | 137.5% | 76.5% |
| 2019 | 144.1% | 76.0% |
| 2018 | 136.1% | 75.5% |
| 2017 | 153.6% | 74.9% |
| 2016 | 155.6% | 75.2% |
| 2015 | 159.1% | 75.0% |
| 2014 | – | 74.9% |
| 2013 | – | 74.0% |
| 2012 | – | 72.7% |
| 2011 | – | 71.9% |
| 2010 | – | 70.9% |
| 2009 | – | 69.4% |
| 2008 | – | 68.3% |
| 2007 | – | 66.8% |
| 2006 | – | 65.4% |
| 2005 | – | 64.4% |
| 2004 | – | 63.5% |
| 2003 | – | 62.4% |
| 2002 | – | 61.6% |
| 2001 | – | 60.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −2.2 percentage points from 134.1% in 2023.
- Since 2015, when it was 159.1%, the figure has changed by −27.2 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 77.3%.
More for Australia
All statistics for Australia
Primary school enrolment (gross)
99.6%
2024 · World Bank
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
108.4%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
8.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
99.6%
2018 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
99.1%
2018 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
90.3%
2018 · UNESCO UIS