Educational attainment rate, completed … female Master rural s in Australia
Australia: Educational attainment rate, completed … female Master rural s was 5.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Australia, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Australia stood at 5.7%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 65.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Australia peaked at 5.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2012.
Australia ranks 30th of 57 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … female Master rural s in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2.1% | — |
| 2012 | 2.0% | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | +58.8% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | +29.3% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | -47.2% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | +22.0% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 4.9% | +62.7% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | -15.7% |
| 2021 | 5.6% | +38.1% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | -32.1% |
| 2023 | 5.6% | +44.9% |
| 2024 | 5.7% | +2.8% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 5.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.2%, 69% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Australia's 5.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.0%, 5.6× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.0% | 4.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 3.8% | 5.7% | 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 5.7% 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 5.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2012.
- How does Australia rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Australia ranks 30th out of 57 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 65.2%. 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 Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release