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In 2003 23,791 students enrolled in higher education courses around Australia were aged between 50-59. 3,656 were over the age of 60.

In 2002, there were 285,100 Vocational Education Training clients over the age of 50 in the publicly funded VET system.

Adult and Community Education (ACE) focuses on the provision of learning opportunities at a community level, rather than work-related training. Courses range from general interest, recreational and leisure activities, personal development, social awareness and craft, through to vocational, remedial and basic education. Community-based adult education is open to all, and its non-formal characteristic demonstrates the capacity of the community to develop alternatives to institution based education. There were 255,300 enrolments in ACE programs in 2002, of which 72% were by females. 27% of students in ACE courses were enrolled in Society and culture courses, 26% in Creative arts courses, and 10% in Health courses.