Educational attainment rate, completed … female Master location LPIA in Australia
Australia: Educational attainment rate, completed … female Master location LPIA was 0.4585 LPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Australia, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.4585 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Australia peaked at 0.6712 LPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.3351 LPIA, in 2016.
That places Australia 25th out of 56 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … female Master location LPIA in Australia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.4053 LPIA | — |
| 2013 | 0.5621 LPIA | +38.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5406 LPIA | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.6712 LPIA | +24.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3351 LPIA | -50.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3717 LPIA | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 0.352 LPIA | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5412 LPIA | +53.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4035 LPIA | -25.4% |
| 2021 | 0.5429 LPIA | +34.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3589 LPIA | -33.9% |
| 2023 | 0.484 LPIA | +34.9% |
| 2024 | 0.4585 LPIA | -5.3% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.4585 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4906 LPIA, 93% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.4585 LPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.37 LPIA, 1.2× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4724 LPIA | 0.3351 LPIA | 0.6712 LPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.4496 LPIA | 0.3589 LPIA | 0.5429 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 0.4585 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 0.6712 LPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3351 LPIA in 2016.
- How does Australia rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Australia ranks 25th out of 56 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 down 15.2%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release