Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender in Australia
Australia: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender was 0.9887 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.9887 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
55th
of 132 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2010
All-time low
0.9771 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
24
1971–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Australia, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.9887 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Australia peaked at 1 GPIA in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.9771 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Australia 55th out of 132 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower gender in Australia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.9771 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 1 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9845 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9869 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.992 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9944 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9932 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9964 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9999 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9918 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9943 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9916 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.996 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9984 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9993 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9877 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9887 GPIA | +0.1% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.9887 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9935 GPIA, 100% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.9887 GPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9451 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9771 GPIA | 0.9771 GPIA | 0.9771 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9939 GPIA | 0.9845 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9975 GPIA | 0.9916 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9955 GPIA | 0.9877 GPIA | 1 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 lower secondary education or in Australia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Australia was 0.9887 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2010.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9771 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Australia rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Australia ranks 55th out of 132 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release