Historical time series of government-funded vocational education and training from 1981 to 2025

Data

This time series presents a summary of training activity in government-funded vocational education and training (VET) in Australia for the period 1981-2025. A timeline of major policy changes affecting VET in Australia from the mid-1970s to the present is provided to give the summary information context. The data provides student numbers by selected training characteristics for the full period 1981-2025. For the period 1996-2025, a more detailed breakdown of the data is provided, with student, subject enrolment, program enrolment, and program completion figures presented by selected training characteristics.