Educational attainment: at least some … location LPIA adjusted in Australia
Australia: Educational attainment: at least some … location LPIA adjusted was 1 LPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1 LPIA
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
6th
of 95 countries
All-time high
1 LPIA
in 2022
All-time low
1 LPIA
in 2001
Years of data
24
2001–2024
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Australia, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Australia recorded 1 LPIA for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 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 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1 LPIA, in 2001.
That places Australia 6th out of 95 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Educational attainment: at least some … location LPIA adjusted in Australia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1 LPIA | — |
| 2002 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 LPIA | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 1 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Australia's 1 LPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9781 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 3 Serbia 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Uruguay 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Brunei 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Austria 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Belgium 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Bulgaria 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Switzerland 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Czechia 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Germany 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Denmark 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Spain 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Finland 1 LPIA compare
- 6 France 1 LPIA compare
- 6 United Kingdom 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Greece 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Croatia 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Hungary 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Ireland 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Iceland 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Italy 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Lithuania 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Luxembourg 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Latvia 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Malta 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Netherlands 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Norway 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Portugal 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Romania 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Slovenia 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Sweden 1 LPIA compare
- 6 United States 1 LPIA compare
More education data for Australia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.9 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.88 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 104,110 (1992)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 316,638 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 292,593 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.65 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4362 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
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 LPIA 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 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 LPIA in 2001.
- How does Australia rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Australia ranks 6th out of 95 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 location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release