Educational attainment rate … female Bachelor location LPIA in Australia
Australia: Educational attainment rate … female Bachelor location LPIA was 0.6585 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.6585 LPIA
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
16th
of 80 countries
All-time high
0.731 LPIA
in 2017
All-time low
0.575 LPIA
in 2001
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
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.
Educational attainment rate … female Bachelor location LPIA in Australia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.575 LPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.6552 LPIA | +13.9% |
| 2003 | 0.6174 LPIA | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 0.6422 LPIA | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6137 LPIA | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.6684 LPIA | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 0.6529 LPIA | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6199 LPIA | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6719 LPIA | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7217 LPIA | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6657 LPIA | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 0.6658 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6753 LPIA | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7095 LPIA | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7206 LPIA | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6859 LPIA | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.731 LPIA | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 0.6809 LPIA | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 0.7091 LPIA | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6713 LPIA | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 0.6585 LPIA | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6893 LPIA | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 0.6672 LPIA | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.6585 LPIA | -1.3% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.6585 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.6391 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.6585 LPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4849 LPIA, 1.4× the median. (11 countries reporting)
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
- 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 0.6585 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