Education in Australia 2,668 indicators covering education for Australia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 86.8% 2021 up 14.9% 21st Over-age students, primary, male 4.2% 2017 down 42.5% 111th Over-age students, primary, female 3.4% 2017 down 46.0% 114th Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index 1 index 2024 — 92nd School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both 297,380 number 2019 up 1.2% 63rd School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 145,047 number 2019 up 2.9% 63rd School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 152,333 number 2019 down 0.4% 63rd Outbound mobility ratio to Central Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 up 744.0% 64th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 121.4% 2018 — 4th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 1.07 GPI 2018 — 58th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 113.9% 2018 — 2nd Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 110.5% 2018 — 27th Compulsory education, duration 11 years 2025 unchanged 62nd Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 24.1% 123rd Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 105.8% 2018 — 42nd Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 114.8% 2018 — 23rd Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index 0.9215 GPI 2018 — 162nd Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 96.5% 2017 down 0.1% 83rd Population of compulsory school age, both sexes 3.64 million 2024 up 15.2% 62nd Population of compulsory school age, female 1.77 million 2024 up 15.0% 62nd Population of compulsory school age, male 1.87 million 2024 up 15.4% 62nd Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 1.45 million 2024 up 3.2% 44th Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 50.4% 101st Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 13.9% 2024 down 38.9% 41st School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both 334,432 2024 up 17.3% 61st School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 162,576 2024 up 17.1% 62nd School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 171,856 2024 up 17.5% 61st Enrolment in lower secondary education, female 695,061 2024 up 7.9% 44th Duration of compulsory education 11 years 2025 unchanged 65th Official entrance age to compulsory education 6 years 2025 unchanged 21st Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 12.1% 2024 down 42.5% 40th Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 15.6% 2024 down 36.0% 40th Enrolment in lower secondary education, male 758,674 2024 down 0.8% 45th Government spending on education as a share of GDP 5.1% 2022 — 63rd Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 178.1% 2018 — 4th Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.1% 2023 up 152.6% 46th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.2% 2025 down 60.0% 189th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.1% 2025 down 66.7% 192nd Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.3% 2025 down 57.1% 183rd Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both 0.8% 2025 down 66.7% 196th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 0.2% 2025 down 86.7% 199th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 1.3% 2025 down 60.6% 188th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 0.1% 2025 down 50.0% 186th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 0.0% 2025 down 100.0% 193rd Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) 0.1% 2025 down 66.7% 185th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 0.1538 modelled data 2025 down 66.2% 201st Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 1.19 million 2024 down 8.4% 39th Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education 0.7764 GPIA 2024 down 10.1% 79th Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 5.1% 2022 — 63rd Primary education, pupils 48.7% 2017 up 0.2% 91st Inequality in education 0.0431 2023 down 27.4% 145th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 174.8% 2018 — 4th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 181.2% 2018 — 3rd Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index 0.9648 GPI 2018 — 126th Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 562,556 2024 down 3.2% 42nd Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.3333 modelled data 2025 down 22.2% 187th Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal 1 2025 unchanged 77th Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in 13 2025 unchanged 1st End of the academic school year 2,024 tertiary education 2024 up 0.5% 5th Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) 0.1% 2023 down 1.7% 59th ← Previous 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