Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower both in Australia
Australia: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower both was 93.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Australia, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Australia recorded 93.2% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.5% 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, 69.8%, in 1971.
Australia ranks 33rd of 135 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower both in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 69.8% | — |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +43.3% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 89.7% | -10.3% |
| 2005 | 90.9% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 91.1% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 91.7% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 92.3% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 92.2% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 93.2% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 93.6% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 94.4% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 91.1% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 91.8% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 92.6% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 92.8% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 93.0% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 93.4% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 93.9% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 94.5% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 94.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 95.0% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 92.9% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 93.2% | +0.4% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 93.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 91.6%, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Australia's 93.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 80.6%, 1.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower both in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +43.3% | 69.8% | 100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 69.8% | 69.8% | 69.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 93.5% | 89.7% | 100.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 93.0% | 91.1% | 94.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.0% | 92.9% | 95.0% | 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 93.2% 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 69.8% in 1971.
- How does Australia rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Australia ranks 33rd out of 135 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 1.5%. 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 lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release