Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Australia
Australia: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary was 51.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Australia, 2001–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Australia stood at 51.0%.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Australia peaked at 53.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 28.3%, in 2001.
That places Australia 10th out of 128 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Australia, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 28.3% | — |
| 2002 | 28.9% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 30.4% | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 32.6% | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 33.1% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 35.3% | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 36.1% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 38.9% | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 39.8% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 40.9% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 42.1% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 44.9% | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 40.9% | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 42.2% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 44.0% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 44.7% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 46.8% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 47.7% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 48.3% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 50.9% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 51.2% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 53.2% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 50.6% | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 51.0% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.7% | 28.3% | 39.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 44.2% | 40.9% | 48.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.4% | 50.6% | 53.2% | 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 short-cycle tertiary in Australia?
- Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Australia was 51.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 53.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.3% in 2001.
- How does Australia rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary?
- Australia ranks 10th out of 128 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. 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 short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, female (%) (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 short-cycle tertiary education.