Educational attainment rate … Educational Bachelor location LPIA in Australia
Australia: Educational attainment rate … Educational Bachelor location LPIA was 0.5887 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.5887 LPIA
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
17th
of 83 countries
All-time high
0.648 LPIA
in 2010
All-time low
0.5191 LPIA
in 2005
Years of data
24
2001–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Australia, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.5887 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Australia peaked at 0.648 LPIA in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.5191 LPIA, in 2005.
That places Australia 17th out of 83 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … Educational Bachelor location LPIA in Australia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.5206 LPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.5601 LPIA | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 0.5545 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5533 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5191 LPIA | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 0.5882 LPIA | +13.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6064 LPIA | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5698 LPIA | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5867 LPIA | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.648 LPIA | +10.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5956 LPIA | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6006 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5778 LPIA | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5886 LPIA | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.5924 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.5951 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5993 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5836 LPIA | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5908 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5789 LPIA | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.554 LPIA | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.608 LPIA | +9.8% |
| 2023 | 0.5906 LPIA | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.5887 LPIA | -0.3% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.5887 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.572 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.5887 LPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4275 LPIA, 1.4× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5621 LPIA | 0.5191 LPIA | 0.6064 LPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.5972 LPIA | 0.5778 LPIA | 0.648 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.584 LPIA | 0.554 LPIA | 0.608 LPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
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 rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Australia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Australia was 0.5887 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.648 LPIA in 2010.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5191 LPIA in 2005.
- How does Australia rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Australia ranks 17th out of 83 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release