Educational attainment rate, completed … Doctoral urban gender in Australia
Australia: Educational attainment rate, completed … Doctoral urban gender was 0.712 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Australia, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.712 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Australia peaked at 0.9573 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6004 GPIA, in 2015.
Australia ranks 23rd of 49 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … Doctoral urban gender in Australia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.6042 GPIA | — |
| 2015 | 0.6004 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6873 GPIA | +14.5% |
| 2017 | 0.6698 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9044 GPIA | +35.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8206 GPIA | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 0.7523 GPIA | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9573 GPIA | +27.3% |
| 2022 | 0.8752 GPIA | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 0.6885 GPIA | -21.3% |
| 2024 | 0.712 GPIA | +3.4% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.712 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.6779 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.712 GPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4593 GPIA, 1.6× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7145 GPIA | 0.6004 GPIA | 0.9044 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.7971 GPIA | 0.6885 GPIA | 0.9573 GPIA | 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 0.712 GPIA 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 0.9573 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6004 GPIA in 2015.
- How does Australia rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Australia ranks 23rd out of 49 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 17.8%. 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 Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release