Education in Australia 2,668 indicators covering education for Australia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 628,913 2024 down 12.6% 37th Tertiary education, academic staff 31.4% 1992 up 39.3% 131st Start month of the academic school year 1 tertiary education 2024 unchanged 176th End month of the academic school year 12 tertiary education 2024 unchanged 1st Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 0 modelled data 2025 down 100.0% 196th Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, male (UIS) 0.0% 2023 up 84.9% 169th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 108.5% 2024 down 13.2% 29th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 up 17.1% 133rd Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 102.9% 2024 down 6.3% 63rd Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 106.7% 2024 down 9.0% 43rd Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 110.3% 2024 down 16.7% 26th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9677 GPIA 2024 up 9.2% 155th Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, male 0.6% 2023 up 22.3% 172nd Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, male (UIS) 0.0% 2023 up 14.4% 138th Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, male (UIS estimate) 0.9% 2023 up 20.2% 182nd School enrollment, secondary 92.3% 2017 — 36th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 11.25 years 2024 down 5.9% 9th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female 102.3% 2024 down 4.5% 69th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.9881 GPIA 2024 up 3.7% 134th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male 103.5% 2024 down 7.9% 62nd Preprimary education, duration 5 years 2025 unchanged 61st Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 90.2% 2024 up 15.1% 188th School age population, early childhood education, both sexes 1.51 million 2024 down 2.0% 56th School age population, early childhood education, female 735,116 2024 down 2.0% 56th School age population, early childhood education, male 774,974 2024 down 2.1% 56th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 179.0% 2024 down 20.8% 3rd School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male 11.31 years 2024 down 7.5% 10th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 11.18 years 2024 down 4.3% 9th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.9888 GPIA 2024 up 3.5% 132nd Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 28.9% 2018 — 24th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 174.3% 2024 down 15.8% 4th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9496 GPI 2024 up 11.9% 154th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 183.5% 2024 down 24.8% 2nd Official entrance age to early childhood education 0 years 2025 — 145th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 11.2% 2024 down 56.4% 11th Theoretical duration of early childhood education 5 years 2025 unchanged 61st Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 8.2% 2024 down 50.8% 12th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 88.8% 2024 up 19.6% 188th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 119.3% 2024 down 11.0% 4th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 91.8% 2024 up 10.1% 186th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 49.0% 2024 up 16.0% 164th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 1.68 million number 2018 — 27th Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 9.8% 2024 down 54.7% 12th School enrollment, secondary, female 92.7% 2017 — 33rd School enrollment, secondary, male 91.9% 2017 — 32nd Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 51.0% 2024 down 11.7% 28th Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes 99.9% 2024 down 0.1% 12th Government expenditure on education, US$ 85,543 millions 2022 — 12th Expenditure on tertiary education 26.8% 2016 up 22.0% 32nd Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 5.1% 2022 — 46th Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 13,319 number 2018 up 33.5% 82nd Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 2.5% 2018 up 298.1% 98th Children out of school, primary 2,833 2024 up 91.4% 144th Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes 2,833 2024 up 91.4% 145th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 0.1% 2024 up 72.7% 193rd Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 45.2% 2024 up 21.2% 160th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 53.3% 2024 up 10.2% 164th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 54.8% 2024 down 12.6% 30th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 46.7% 2024 down 9.6% 26th Enrolment in secondary education, female 1.12 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