Educational attainment rate … Educational Master location LPIA in Australia
Australia: Educational attainment rate … Educational Master location LPIA was 0.4395 LPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.4395 LPIA
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
24th
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.6162 LPIA
in 2015
All-time low
0.3081 LPIA
in 2016
Years of data
23
2001–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Australia, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.4395 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Australia peaked at 0.6162 LPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.3081 LPIA, in 2016.
That places Australia 24th out of 59 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … Educational Master location LPIA in Australia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.4763 LPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.5221 LPIA | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 0.4039 LPIA | -22.6% |
| 2004 | 0.4838 LPIA | +19.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4294 LPIA | -11.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4565 LPIA | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4536 LPIA | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.4576 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4307 LPIA | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.458 LPIA | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3381 LPIA | -26.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4638 LPIA | +37.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4127 LPIA | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6162 LPIA | +49.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3081 LPIA | -50.0% |
| 2017 | 0.324 LPIA | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3549 LPIA | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4304 LPIA | +21.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3433 LPIA | -20.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4118 LPIA | +19.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3924 LPIA | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 0.4385 LPIA | +11.8% |
| 2024 | 0.4395 LPIA | +0.2% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.4395 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4548 LPIA, 97% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.4395 LPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.357 LPIA, 1.2× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4571 LPIA | 0.4039 LPIA | 0.5221 LPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.4118 LPIA | 0.3081 LPIA | 0.6162 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.4051 LPIA | 0.3433 LPIA | 0.4395 LPIA | 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 master's or equivalent in Australia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Australia was 0.4395 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6162 LPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3081 LPIA in 2016.
- How does Australia rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Australia ranks 24th out of 59 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. 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 Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release