Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Australia
Australia: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 40.4% in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Australia, 2001β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Australia recorded 40.4% for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Australia peaked at 40.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.4%, in 2003.
That places Australia 7th out of 90 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.9% | 21.4% | 24.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 29.3% | 25.9% | 32.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.7% | 33.5% | 40.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 4 Georgia 45.0% compare
- 5 Korea 44.9% compare
- 6 Lithuania 44.2% compare
- 8 United States 40.4% compare
- 9 United Kingdom 39.3% compare
- 10 Netherlands 38.2% compare
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 40.4% 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 40.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.4% in 2003.
- How does Australia rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Australia ranks 7th out of 90 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 41.8%. 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release