Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master gender in Australia
Australia: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master gender was 0.994 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.994 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
40th
of 77 countries
All-time high
1.06 GPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.5152 GPIA
in 2005
Years of data
24
2001–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Australia, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Australia stood at 0.994 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Australia peaked at 1.06 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.5152 GPIA, in 2005.
Australia ranks 40th of 77 countries on this measure, 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 gender in Australia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.5428 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.561 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.7387 GPIA | +31.7% |
| 2004 | 0.5724 GPIA | -22.5% |
| 2005 | 0.5152 GPIA | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6401 GPIA | +24.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6741 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7279 GPIA | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7419 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.7611 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6754 GPIA | -11.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7786 GPIA | +15.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9515 GPIA | +22.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9203 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8498 GPIA | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9511 GPIA | +11.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9675 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 1.03 GPIA | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.06 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 1.03 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9786 GPIA | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 0.994 GPIA | +1.6% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.994 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.05 GPIA, 95% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.994 GPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.07 GPIA, 93% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6349 GPIA | 0.5152 GPIA | 0.7419 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.8909 GPIA | 0.6754 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.9786 GPIA | 1.06 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 0.994 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 1.06 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5152 GPIA in 2005.
- How does Australia rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Australia ranks 40th out of 77 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 8.0%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release