Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Australia
Australia: Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ was 99.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Australia, 2001–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Australia recorded 99.4% for educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Australia peaked at 100.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 99.4%, in 2024.
That places Australia 31st out of 135 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Australia, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 100.0% | — |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.8% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.5% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.4% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 99.5% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 99.4% | 99.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More education data for Australia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.4191 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 105,469 (1999)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8279 % change on previous year (1999)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.579 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.2746 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 609,231 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.75 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Australia?
- Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Australia was 99.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.4% in 2024.
- How does Australia rank for educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+?
- Australia ranks 31st out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 primary, population 25+ years, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed primary education.