Australia re-joined COL as a major funding partner in 2011. The country was a regular contributor and a major donor to COL until 2004. The Australian government provides resources and financial support to projects around the globe through the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID).
| School-age Population by Education Level1 | ||
| 1,828,813 | 1,568,692 | |
| Secondary | Tertiary | |
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| Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Secondary Education for the school year ending 20181 |
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| 129% | 137% | |
| Female | Male | |
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| Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Tertiary Education for the school year ending 20181 |
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| 124% | 92% | |
| Female | Male | |
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| Percentage of female teachers in 1 | ||
| n/a | n/a | |
| Secondary | Tertiary | |
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| 1. UNESCO Institute for Statistics Data Centre, retrieved in June 2021 | ||
Partnerships are fundamental to COL’s work. Strategic partnerships allow COL to broaden its reach and engage at global, regional and national levels, while implementation partners support COL’s work in communities and institutions across Commonwealth Member States. Partners include multilateral organisations, regional bodies, national governments, government agencies, foundations, civil society organisations, public and private (not-for-profit) institutions and the private sector. COL partnerships assist in improving and extending teaching and learning services to people in the developing Commonwealth.
COL’s partners in Australia include:
Dr Belinda Tynan
Mr Rohan Campbell
Assistant Director, Commonwealth | Multilateral Order Branch
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Ms Ali Gillies, former member of COL Board of Governors
Mr Martin Bean, CBE, COL Honorary Fellow and former member of COL Board of Governors
Prof Clifford D. Blake, AO, COL Honorary Fellow and former member of COL Board of Governors
Prof Richard Johnson, former member of COL Board of Governors
The late Professor James A. Maraj, founding COL President and CEO
Prof Som Naidu, Honorary COL Adviser
Prof Malcolm Skilbeck, member of COL’s Founding Board of Governors
Prof James Taylor, COL Honorary Fellow
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