Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Australia
Australia: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 0.994 GPIA in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Australia, 2001β2024
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.
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
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 105,469 (1999)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0056 units per person (1999)
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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release