Education in Australia 2,668 indicators covering education for Australia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Adolescents out of school, female 1.8% 2024 — 127th Adolescents out of school, male 1.9% 2024 — 129th Theoretical duration of early childhood education 4 years 2019 unchanged 85th Official entrance age to early childhood education 1 years 2019 unchanged 120th Proportion of primary schools with single-sex basic sanitation 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 10.2% 2024 up 7.1% 20th Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female 98.2% 2024 — 35th Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity 1 GPIA 2024 — 92nd Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private 47.9% 2024 up 4.2% 127th Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private 0.9% 2024 up 8.0% 127th Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private 52.1% 2024 down 3.6% 43rd Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to computers for 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male 98.1% 2024 — 33rd Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 8.6% 2024 up 7.2% 23rd Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to computers for 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Proportion of primary schools with access to computers for 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 1.33 million number 2018 — 49th Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private 52.1% 2024 down 6.8% 46th Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private 47.9% 2024 up 8.7% 123rd Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private 0.9% 2024 up 16.7% 123rd Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to Internet for 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 11.8% 2024 up 7.2% 20th Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to Internet for 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Proportion of primary schools with access to Internet for pedagogical 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.9401 GPIA 2024 — 83rd Net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education 94.9% 2024 up 12.5% 48th Enrolment in lower secondary education, female 618,881 number 2018 — 48th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 283 2023 down 10.4% 76th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 14.4% 106th Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 1.05 million number 2018 — 42nd Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 505,206 number 2018 — 42nd Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions 75.7% 2024 down 8.0% 82nd Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 4,195 2023 up 7.5% 68th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 18 2023 up 1,700.0% 48th Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 6,768 2023 up 8.5% 88th Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged 2nd Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 1,431 2023 down 12.0% 23rd Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 122 2023 down 8.3% 64th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 105 2023 up 84.2% 112th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 607 2023 up 315.8% 9th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 11 2023 down 35.3% 84th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged 4th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 1,653.8% 68th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.5% 2023 up 4.2% 122nd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 0.9% 2023 up 5.2% 146th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 1.09 UIS estimate 2023 up 0.1% 77th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.2% 2023 down 14.7% 32nd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 11.2% 84th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 79.8% 144th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 up 303.2% 18th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 36.1% 108th ← Previous Page 16 of 45 Next →