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