Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral urban both in Australia
Australia: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral urban both was 2.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Australia, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Australia is 2.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 72.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Australia peaked at 2.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2016.
That places Australia 6th out of 55 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral urban both in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1.2% | — |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -10.6% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +19.2% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | +17.5% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | +11.9% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | +5.7% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 2.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.1%, 2.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Australia's 2.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4%, 5.7× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.1% | 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 doctoral or equivalent in Australia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Australia was 2.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2016.
- How does Australia rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Australia ranks 6th out of 55 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.9%. 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 Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release