Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master s female in Australia
Australia: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master s female was 10.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Australia, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Australia is 10.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.9% on the previous year and up 67.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Australia peaked at 10.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2001.
That places Australia 37th out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master s female in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2.0% | — |
| 2002 | 2.0% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 2.9% | +40.5% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | -14.1% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | +17.5% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | +17.4% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | +28.5% |
| 2012 | 5.8% | +21.0% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 6.5% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 6.6% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | +10.4% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 8.5% | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 9.5% | +12.2% |
| 2021 | 9.9% | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 10.0% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 9.5% | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 10.2% | +7.9% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 10.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 14.1%, 73% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Australia's 10.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.1%, 3.3× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.8% | 2.0% | 3.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 3.7% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 9.5% | 10.2% | 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 10.2% 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 10.2% 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 2001.
- How does Australia rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Australia ranks 37th out of 78 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 67.7%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release