Completion rate, by sex, location, wealth quintile and education level in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Completion rate, by sex, location, wealth quintile and education level was 98.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Completion rate, by sex, location, wealth quintile and education level in Australia and New Zealand, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, by sex, location, wealth quintile and education level in Australia and New Zealand is 98.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, by sex, location, wealth quintile and education level in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 98.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 96.4%, in 2000.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 17th of 78 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Completion rate, by sex, location, wealth quintile and education level in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 96.4% | — |
| 2001 | 96.6% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 96.7% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 96.9% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 97.0% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 97.1% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 97.2% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 97.4% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.0% | 96.4% | 97.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.0% | 97.6% | 98.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 98.5% | 98.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
More education data for Australia and New Zealand
- Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex 9.3% (2025)
- Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and 1.07 (2024)
- Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training 63.0% (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level 99.6% (2022)
- Adjusted gender parity index for completion rate, by location, wealth 1 (2024)
- Proportion of schools with access to computers for pedagogical 98.2% (2022)
- Proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by 99.6% (2022)
- Proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical 97.2% (2022)
- Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education 99.4% (2022)
- Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation, by 99.6% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, by sex, location, wealth quintile and education level in Australia and New Zealand?
- Completion rate, by sex, location, wealth quintile and education level in Australia and New Zealand was 98.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest completion rate, by sex, location, wealth quintile and education level recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, by sex, location, wealth quintile and education level recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.4% in 2000.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for completion rate, by sex, location, wealth quintile and education level?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 17th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, by sex, location, wealth quintile and education level rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Completion rate, by sex, location, wealth quintile and education level (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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