Education in Australia 2,668 indicators covering education for Australia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 0.0287 units per person 2024 down 15.2% 11th Labor force, total, per square kilometre 1.9 units per square kilometre 2023 up 20.0% 180th Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per square 0.0137 units per square kilometre 1999 up 13.6% 203rd Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 25.9% 144th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 25.2% 145th Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per square 0.1626 units per square kilometre 2023 up 1.9% 194th Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty 20.65 years 2023 down 9.9% 3rd School enrollment, preprimary 160.2% 2020 up 104.0% 1st Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), per square kilometre 0.1799 units per square kilometre 2023 down 6.9% 193rd School enrollment, tertiary, male 89.1% 2024 down 10.0% 11th School enrollment, tertiary, female 129.2% 2024 down 8.6% 5th School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.31 GPI 2024 up 0.8% 63rd School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 0.9623 GPI 2020 up 10.7% 153rd Secondary education, teachers, annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year 1992 up 10.1% 96th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square 0.0771 units per square kilometre 2023 up 77.1% 189th Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled 1.68 million 2017 up 11.8% 53rd Secondary education, teachers, female, per capita 0.003 units per person 1992 up 15.4% 120th Secondary education, teachers, female 52,710 1992 up 35.2% 58th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2233 units per square kilometre 2023 down 9.9% 169th Average years of schooling among adults 12.87 years 2023 up 7.1% 21st Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling 12.87 years 2023 up 7.1% 21st Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita 12.87 years 2023 up 7.1% 21st Share enrolled in private institutions at the pre-primary education level 86.8% 2021 up 14.9% 21st Secondary education, teachers, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 1992 down 26.5% 147th Average years of schooling, males vs. females 12.78 years 2023 up 6.5% 25th Years of schooling, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 2.2% 177th Expected years of schooling, males vs. females 19.84 years 2023 down 12.2% 4th Expected years of schooling males vs females, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 19.8% 178th Years of schooling, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 up 100.0% 5th Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.006 units per person 1992 up 2.9% 106th Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre 0.0136 units per square kilometre 1992 up 20.5% 196th Duration of compulsory education 11 years 2025 unchanged 65th Official entrance age to compulsory education 6 years 2025 unchanged 21st Expected years of schooling males vs females, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 down 100.0% 17th Secondary education, general pupils, per capita 0.0683 units per person 2017 down 5.3% 109th Secondary education, general pupils 1.68 million 2017 up 11.8% 53rd Duration of compulsory education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 1992 down 34.5% 145th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 533,835 number 2018 up 147.7% 49th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 114.6% 2018 — 8th School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 14.67 years 2018 — 7th Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre 0.0104 units per square kilometre 1997 up 22.5% 195th Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per square 0.0369 units per square kilometre 2023 up 76.4% 187th Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre 0.0031 units per square kilometre 1997 down 8.3% 192nd Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), per square 0.0402 units per square kilometre 2023 up 77.7% 186th Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre 0.2184 units per square kilometre 2017 up 11.7% 199th School enrollment, preprimary, male 163.3% 2020 up 105.7% 1st School enrollment, preprimary, female 156.9% 2020 up 102.1% 1st Secondary education, teachers, female, annual growth rate 1.75 % change on previous year 1992 up 76.0% 96th Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education 1.56 % change on previous year 2024 up 454.2% 104th Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled 970,735 2017 — 13th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 0.1285 units per square kilometre 2023 down 10.0% 163rd Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 0.0948 units per square kilometre 2023 down 9.7% 171st Secondary education, general pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2017 down 28.0% 180th School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 5.08 years 2018 — 4th Government expenditure on education, total 12.6% 2022 — 98th Secondary education, general pupils 49.5% 2017 down 1.0% 120th Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 79,796 number 1997 up 22.5% 47th Children out of school 0.1% 2024 up 72.7% 186th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 533,835 number 2018 up 147.7% 49th ← Previous Page 4 of 45 Next →