Australia's school enrolment, primary (% gross) fell from 101.6 % in 2000 to 99.6 % in 2024.
Australia · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 13 with data
Australia's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) fell from 159.1 % in 2015 to 131.9 % in 2024.
Australia's tertiary enrolment fell from 119.7 % in 2015 to 108.4 % in 2024.
Australia's children out of school, primary fell from 88,304 in 2000 to 2,833 in 2024.
Australia's tertiary attainment rose from 22.5 % in 1993 to 54.4 % in 2025.
Tertiary educational attainment (ages 25–34)
% of population ages 25–34
9th of 45 · 3rd in East Asia & Pacific
Australia's tertiary educational attainment (ages 25–34) rose from 22.8 % in 1993 to 58.2 % in 2025.
At least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64)
% of population ages 25–64
15th of 40 · 2nd in East Asia & Pacific
Australia's at least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64) rose from 52.8 % in 1993 to 88.1 % in 2025.
Australia's expected years of schooling rose from 17.4 yrs in 1994 to 20.7 yrs in 2023.
Australia's mean years of schooling (ages 25+) rose from 1.9 yrs in 1875 to 12.9 yrs in 2020.
Australia's learning poverty fell from 10.3 % in 2011 to 9.1 % in 2021.
Latest values — expand for the charts.
- Education spendingdown −0.3 pts48th of 164*
- Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)up +0.5 pts82nd of 156*
Latest values — expand for the charts.
- Pupil-teacher ratio, primaryup +0.0 %30th of 150*
›No data available (3)
These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Australia.
- Adult literacyNo data
- Literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24)No data
- Primary completion rateNo data