Education in Australia 2,668 indicators covering education for Australia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank School age population, pre-primary education, male 313,743 2024 down 0.4% 83rd School age population, pre-primary education, female 297,554 2024 down 0.5% 83rd School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes 611,297 2024 down 0.5% 83rd Enrolment in primary education, both sexes 2.27 million 2024 up 4.7% 65th Share of children in primary school age who are in school 99.9% 2024 down 0.1% 12th Secondary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 91st Primary education, pupils 2.27 million 2024 up 4.7% 65th Primary education, duration 7 years 2025 unchanged 3rd Secondary education, pupils 2.65 million 2024 down 2.4% 44th Secondary education, teachers, female, per square kilometre 0.0069 units per square kilometre 1992 up 35.2% 188th Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male 99.5% 2024 down 5.7% 120th Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index 1 GPIA 2024 up 0.4% 79th Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female 99.7% 2024 down 5.4% 109th School life expectancy, primary, male 6.95 years 2024 down 6.5% 33rd School life expectancy, primary, female 6.96 years 2024 down 5.9% 25th Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita 0.1% 2024 up 72.7% 193rd Secondary education, general pupils, annual growth rate 0.6887 % change on previous year 2017 down 24.1% 115th School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index 1 GPIA 2024 up 0.5% 72nd Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 116.4% 2018 — 7th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 112.8% 2018 — 12th School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 14.9 years 2018 — 4th School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index 0.9679 GPI 2018 — 152nd School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 14.43 years 2018 — 7th Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 292,593 2024 up 71.0% 50th Enrolment in pre-primary education, male 316,638 2024 up 70.3% 47th Government expenditure on education, total 5.1% 2022 — 62nd Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of 0 number per US$ of GDP 2018 up 82.9% 180th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square 0.0694 number per square kilometre 2018 up 147.4% 188th Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita 0.0395 units per person 2017 — 6th Secondary education, vocational pupils 970,735 2017 — 13th Teachers in secondary education, both sexes 104,110 1992 up 20.5% 55th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.03 % change on previous year 2018 down 29.7% 90th Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per square 0.0136 units per square kilometre 1992 up 20.5% 196th Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre 0.1262 units per square kilometre 2017 — 138th Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education 99.9% 2023 up 1.8% 4th Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes 131.9% 2024 down 17.1% 9th Number of under-five deaths, male 609 2024 down 9.4% 108th Number of under-five deaths, female 488 2024 down 9.0% 108th Number of infant deaths, male 522 2024 down 7.6% 108th Number of infant deaths, female 419 2024 down 7.7% 108th School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes 7.66 years 2024 down 14.2% 24th School life expectancy, tertiary, male 4.35 years 2018 — 5th School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index 1.34 GPI 2018 — 65th School life expectancy, tertiary, female 5.83 years 2018 — 3rd School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 14.61 years 2024 down 9.0% 6th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 114.7% 2024 down 9.9% 15th Secondary education, vocational pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2017 — 117th Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0043 number per person 1997 up 8.2% 65th Teachers in primary education, female 79,796 number 1997 up 22.5% 47th Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre 0.0104 number per square kilometre 1997 up 22.5% 191st Net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index 1 index 2023 down 0.6% 88th Teachers in primary education, female (number), per unit of GDP 0 number per US$ of GDP 1997 down 46.7% 146th Children out of school, female 0.1% 2023 down 94.7% 175th Children out of school, male 0.3% 2023 down 88.5% 172nd Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 27,442 1992 up 25.9% 53rd Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 253,998 number 2018 up 145.0% 49th Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes 108.4% 2024 down 9.4% 8th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 113.4% 2024 down 7.2% 15th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 116.0% 2024 down 12.3% 12th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 0.9784 GPIA 2024 up 5.9% 159th ← Previous Page 6 of 45 Next →