Compiled from 2019 Australian Government Department of Education data, the Equity student participation in Australian higher education 2013–2018 briefing note reports on trends in undergraduate participation in Australian higher education across student equity groups.
Last year saw continued moderate growth in overall enrolments, with domestic undergraduate numbers hitting 764,652, up by 12.6 per cent over the five years since 2013.
Enrolments increased across all equity groups, with higher education participation by low socioeconomic status (SES) students, Indigenous students and students with disability showing particularly strong growth over the five-year period.
Read the full report: Equity student participation in Australian higher education 2013–2018