Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand
SDG: Australia and New Zealand: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes was 89.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand, 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Australia and New Zealand recorded 89.1% for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand peaked at 89.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 77.0%, in 1990.
SDG: Australia and New Zealand ranks 7th of 39 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 77.0% | — |
| 1991 | 77.4% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 77.8% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 78.1% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 78.5% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 78.9% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 79.2% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 79.7% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 80.1% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 80.5% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 80.9% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 81.4% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 81.9% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 82.5% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 83.0% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 83.4% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 83.8% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 84.0% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 84.4% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 84.7% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 84.9% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 85.0% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 85.1% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 85.4% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 85.7% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 86.1% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 86.5% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 86.9% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 87.4% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 87.8% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 88.1% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 88.4% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 88.6% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 88.9% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 89.1% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.7% | 77.0% | 80.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.0% | 80.9% | 84.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.8% | 84.9% | 87.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.5% | 87.8% | 89.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Australia and New Zealand
More education data for SDG: Australia and New Zealand
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.52 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.722 % change on previous year (2000)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 126,112 (2000)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0007 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 363,629 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 335,435 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand was 89.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 89.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.0% in 1990.
- How does SDG: Australia and New Zealand rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand ranks 7th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Australia and New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release