Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Australia
Australia: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 0.6585 LPIA in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Australia, 2001β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Australia stood at 0.6585 LPIA.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Australia peaked at 0.731 LPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.575 LPIA, in 2001.
That places Australia 16th out of 80 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6352 LPIA | 0.575 LPIA | 0.6719 LPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.6966 LPIA | 0.6657 LPIA | 0.731 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.669 LPIA | 0.6585 LPIA | 0.6893 LPIA | 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)
- School enrollment, primary 99.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0056 units per person (1999)
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 0.6585 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 0.731 LPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.575 LPIA in 2001.
- How does Australia rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Australia ranks 16th out of 80 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 down 7.2%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release