Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master urban gender in Australia
Australia: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master urban gender was 0.9782 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9782 GPIA
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
31st
of 63 countries
All-time high
1.03 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.4802 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 0.9782 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Australia peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4802 GPIA, in 2005.
That places Australia 31st out of 63 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 urban gender in Australia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.5242 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.5572 GPIA | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 0.7213 GPIA | +29.4% |
| 2004 | 0.5524 GPIA | -23.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4802 GPIA | -13.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5918 GPIA | +23.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6429 GPIA | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6956 GPIA | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 0.702 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.7176 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6618 GPIA | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7692 GPIA | +16.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8979 GPIA | +16.7% |
| 2014 | 0.8922 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8392 GPIA | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9396 GPIA | +12.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9526 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.02 GPIA | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9993 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9403 GPIA | -8.7% |
| 2024 | 0.9782 GPIA | +4.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.9782 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.03 GPIA, 95% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.9782 GPIA is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.03 GPIA, 95% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6075 GPIA | 0.4802 GPIA | 0.7213 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.869 GPIA | 0.6618 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9971 GPIA | 0.9403 GPIA | 1.03 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 0.9782 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 1.03 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4802 GPIA in 2005.
- How does Australia rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Australia ranks 31st out of 63 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 9.6%. 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, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release