Domestic student enrolments increased between 2013 and 2021 The department of education suggests starts are down because of cost of living pressures and a strong labour market. After peaking during the pandemic in 2021, domestic enrolments declined in 2022 and 2023
The number of domestic enrolments decreased by 2.4 per cent from 1,102,757 in 2022 to 1,076,027 in 2023, when it reached its lowest level since 2017. Explore interactive graphs showing enrolment and course completion trends across australian universities In 2023, the annual growth rate for school enrolments was 1.1% (44,486 more students) since 2022
For the first time in several years, all school sectors across australia recorded positive enrolment growth in 2023, according to new data from the australian bureau of statistics. This chapter reports on student enrolment, attendance, and apparent retention in 2023, using the nationally agreed key performance measures (kpms) for schooling specified in the measurement framework for schooling in australia 2020.