Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Australia
Australia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) was 86.3% in 2025. β² Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Australia, 1981β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Australia is 86.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Australia peaked at 86.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 70.6%, in 1981.
That places Australia 36th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 72.4% | 70.6% | 74.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 75.8% | 74.3% | 77.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.2% | 78.2% | 81.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.0% | 82.0% | 84.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.7% | 85.0% | 86.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More education data for Australia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 105,469 (1999)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0056 units per person (1999)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Australia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) in Australia was 86.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 86.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.6% in 1981.
- How does Australia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data)?
- Australia ranks 36th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release