Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Australia
Australia: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 91.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Australia, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Australia stood at 91.2%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.7% 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, 88.0%, in 2014.
Australia ranks 30th of 94 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 100.0% | — |
| 2004 | 88.3% | -11.7% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +13.3% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 90.4% | -9.6% |
| 2011 | 90.9% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 91.9% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 88.0% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 90.6% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 90.1% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 89.6% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 89.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 88.8% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 91.6% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 91.9% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 93.0% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 91.3% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 91.2% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.1% | 88.3% | 100.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 90.0% | 88.0% | 91.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 91.8% | 91.2% | 93.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 27 Israel 92.3% compare
- 28 Netherlands 92.0% compare
- 29 France 91.9% compare
- 31 Denmark 91.0% compare
- 32 Luxembourg 90.9% compare
- 33 Brunei Darussalam 90.0% 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)
- 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 91.2% 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 88.0% in 2014.
- How does Australia rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Australia ranks 30th out of 94 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 3.7%. 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, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release