Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population in Australia
Australia: Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population was 10.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population in Australia, 2001–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Australia recorded 10.3% for educational attainment, at least master's or equivalent, population in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 55.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least master's or equivalent, population in Australia peaked at 10.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2002.
That places Australia 35th out of 80 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population in Australia, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3.8% | — |
| 2002 | 3.6% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 3.9% | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | +10.9% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | +12.1% |
| 2006 | 4.6% | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 4.7% | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 7.1% | +44.8% |
| 2012 | 7.4% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 5.9% | -20.7% |
| 2014 | 6.6% | +12.3% |
| 2015 | 7.6% | +14.6% |
| 2016 | 6.9% | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 7.5% | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 7.7% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 8.3% | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 9.3% | +12.4% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 9.8% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 9.7% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 10.3% | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.4% | 3.6% | 5.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 4.9% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 9.3% | 10.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More education data for Australia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 79,796 (1997)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 23,978 (1997)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 781,455 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least master's or equivalent, population in Australia?
- Educational attainment, at least master's or equivalent, population in Australia was 10.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least master's or equivalent, population recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least master's or equivalent, population recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2002.
- How does Australia rank for educational attainment, at least master's or equivalent, population?
- Australia ranks 35th out of 80 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least master's or equivalent, population rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.3%. 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 Master's or equivalent, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Master's or equivalent.