Education in Australia

2,668 indicators covering education for Australia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 116.0% 2024 down 12.3% 12th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male 134.6% 2024 down 20.8% 3rd
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9589 GPIA 2024 up 10.5% 177th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 84.7% 2018 up 11.3% 19th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 14.43 years 2024 down 6.5% 9th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 14.78 years 2024 down 11.4% 5th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 0.9762 GPIA 2024 up 5.5% 163rd
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 5.05 years 2024 down 12.8% 9th
School life expectancy, secondary, female 7.47 years 2024 down 10.0% 32nd
School life expectancy, secondary, male 7.83 years 2024 down 17.8% 19th
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9537 GPIA 2024 up 9.5% 177th
Secondary education, vocational pupils 39.3% 2017 110th
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 41.0% 2017 8th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 0 2022 1st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 0 2022 down 100.0% 2nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 0 2022 down 100.0% 2nd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 1st
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Outbound mobility ratio to the Caribbean, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2022 2nd
Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia and the Pacific, male (UIS) 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 20.51 years 2018 1st
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.99 years 2024 up 71.5% 92nd
Productivity vs. educational attainment 76.78 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 2023 up 10.6% 13th
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) 99.5% 2025 up 0.2% 40th
Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) 99.7% 2025 up 0.2% 38th
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index 1 modelled data 2025 up 0.0% 90th
Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) 99.3% 2025 up 0.2% 47th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, annual growth rate -2.35 % change on previous year 2017 124th
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female 50.6% 1992 up 12.2% 144th
Teachers in secondary education, female 52,710 1992 up 35.2% 58th
Vocational and Technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) 25.4% 2024 down 23.5% 28th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) 98.8% 2025 up 0.8% 25th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) 99.1% 2025 up 0.7% 32nd
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity 1 modelled data 2025 down 0.1% 109th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) 98.6% 2025 up 0.8% 24th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) 89.1% 2025 up 4.0% 33rd
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) 92.1% 2025 up 4.2% 31st
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity 1.06 modelled data 2025 up 0.4% 78th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) 86.3% 2025 up 3.8% 36th
Teachers in secondary education, male 51,400 1992 up 8.5% 49th
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 4.0% 2025 down 33.3% 128th
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 4.1% 2025 down 31.6% 113th
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 4.1% 2025 down 32.5% 119th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female 129.2% 2024 down 8.6% 5th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male 89.1% 2024 down 10.0% 11th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.31 GPIA 2024 up 0.8% 65th
Primary education, teachers 76.9% 1997 up 7.8% 103rd
Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.44 % change on previous year 1997 up 101.4% 82nd
School life expectancy, tertiary, female 5.92 years 2024 down 12.3% 6th
School life expectancy, tertiary, male 4.21 years 2024 down 13.2% 11th
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index 1.29 GPIA 2024 up 0.6% 72nd
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 0.4% 2018 down 52.4% 160th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 20.63 years 2024 down 11.3% 3rd
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 27,442 number 1992 up 25.9% 48th
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 118 2024 down 6.3% 111th
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 150 2024 up 8.7% 107th
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 423 2024 down 5.4% 97th
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 609 2024 down 11.6% 94th