Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural male in Australia
Australia: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural male 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 … lower rural male 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% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 91.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 92.3%, 99% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Australia's 91.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 67.6%, 1.4× the median. (11 countries reporting)
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
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 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