Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master rural gender in Australia
Australia: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master rural gender was 1.06 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Australia, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Australia is 1.06 GPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.3% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Australia peaked at 1.5 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.8677 GPIA, in 2022.
That places Australia 28th 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 12 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master rural gender in Australia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.25 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 1.37 GPIA | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9907 GPIA | -27.8% |
| 2016 | 1.1 GPIA | +11.0% |
| 2017 | 1.21 GPIA | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | -17.1% |
| 2019 | 1.41 GPIA | +40.1% |
| 2020 | 1.31 GPIA | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 1.5 GPIA | +14.7% |
| 2022 | 0.8677 GPIA | -42.1% |
| 2023 | 1.13 GPIA | +30.8% |
| 2024 | 1.06 GPIA | -6.3% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 1.06 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.2 GPIA, 89% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Australia's 1.06 GPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.06 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.19 GPIA | 0.9907 GPIA | 1.41 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.17 GPIA | 0.8677 GPIA | 1.5 GPIA | 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 1.06 GPIA 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 1.5 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8677 GPIA in 2022.
- How does Australia rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Australia ranks 28th 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 22.5%. 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release