Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s male in Australia
Australia: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s male was 33.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Australia, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Australia is 33.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Australia peaked at 33.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.9%, in 2003.
Australia ranks 16th of 112 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s male in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 20.3% | — |
| 2002 | 20.4% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 19.9% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 21.1% | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 22.3% | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 21.6% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 21.0% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 22.7% | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 22.8% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 24.2% | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 27.7% | +14.4% |
| 2012 | 28.6% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 24.5% | -14.5% |
| 2014 | 26.9% | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 27.7% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 27.8% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 28.4% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 28.6% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 30.6% | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 31.6% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 33.0% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 33.5% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 32.5% | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 33.9% | +4.3% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 33.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 26.4%, 1.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Australia's 33.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14.6%, 2.3× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.3% | 19.9% | 22.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 27.5% | 24.2% | 30.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.9% | 31.6% | 33.9% | 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 33.9% 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 33.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.9% in 2003.
- How does Australia rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Australia ranks 16th out of 112 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 26.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release