Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Australia
Australia: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 1 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
23rd
of 132 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 1971
All-time low
0.9982 GPIA
in 2021
Years of data
25
1971–2024
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Australia, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Australia recorded 1 GPIA for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Australia peaked at 1 GPIA in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.9982 GPIA, in 2021.
That places Australia 23rd out of 132 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Australia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9992 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9984 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9986 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9995 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9982 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9996 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9996 GPIA | 0.9984 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9995 GPIA | 0.9982 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 20 Moldova 1 GPIA compare
- 21 Poland 1 GPIA compare
- 22 Azerbaijan 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Albania 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Austria 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Belgium 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Bulgaria 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Bermuda 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Canada 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Switzerland 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Czechia 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Germany 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Denmark 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Spain 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Finland 1 GPIA compare
- 23 France 1 GPIA compare
- 23 United Kingdom 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Greece 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Croatia 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Hungary 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Ireland 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Iceland 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Israel 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Italy 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Lithuania 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Luxembourg 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Latvia 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Malta 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Netherlands 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Norway 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Portugal 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Romania 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Slovakia 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Slovenia 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Sweden 1 GPIA compare
More education data for Australia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Australia?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Australia was 1 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 1971.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9982 GPIA in 2021.
- How does Australia rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Australia ranks 23rd out of 132 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release