Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Australia
Australia: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 93.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Australia, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Australia is 93.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Australia peaked at 100.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 69.8%, in 1971.
Australia ranks 33rd of 134 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Australia, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 69.8% | — |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +43.3% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 89.7% | -10.3% |
| 2005 | 90.9% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 91.1% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 91.7% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 92.3% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 92.2% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 93.2% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 93.6% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 94.4% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 91.1% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 91.8% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 92.6% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 92.8% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 93.0% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 93.4% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 93.9% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 94.5% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 94.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 95.0% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 92.9% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 93.2% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 69.8% | 69.8% | 69.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 93.5% | 89.7% | 100.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 93.0% | 91.1% | 94.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.0% | 92.9% | 95.0% | 5 |
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 99.61 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Australia?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Australia was 93.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.8% in 1971.
- How does Australia rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Australia ranks 33rd out of 134 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.