Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Australia
Australia: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 36.8% in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Australia, 2001β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Australia stood at 36.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Australia peaked at 36.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 19.9%, in 2001.
Australia ranks 10th of 112 countries on this measure, 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 | 21.8% | 19.9% | 24.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 29.4% | 25.1% | 33.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.1% | 35.0% | 36.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 7 United States 39.1% compare
- 8 Israel 38.3% compare
- 9 Belgium 37.4% compare
- 11 Netherlands, The 36.6% compare
- 12 Korea, Republic of 36.5% compare
- 13 Singapore 36.2% 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 36.8% 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 36.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.9% in 2001.
- How does Australia rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Australia ranks 10th 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 28.5%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release