Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Australia
Australia: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 94.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Australia, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Australia is 94.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Australia peaked at 100.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 90.6%, in 2004.
That places Australia 29th out of 97 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 100.0% | — |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 90.6% | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 94.3% | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 94.7% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 95.6% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 92.2% | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 92.8% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 92.9% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 93.3% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 93.6% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 94.3% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 94.7% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 94.6% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 95.1% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 93.6% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 94.0% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.7% | 90.6% | 100.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 94.4% | 92.2% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.4% | 93.6% | 95.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 99.61 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.6% (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 94.0% 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 100.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.6% in 2004.
- How does Australia rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Australia ranks 29th out of 97 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 up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release