Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master both in Australia
Australia: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master both was 10.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Australia, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Australia recorded 10.3% for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 61.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Australia peaked at 10.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2002.
Australia ranks 37th of 82 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 both in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2.9% | — |
| 2002 | 2.8% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 3.4% | +19.2% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 3.6% | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 4.3% | +12.3% |
| 2009 | 4.1% | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 4.3% | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 5.9% | +37.6% |
| 2012 | 6.6% | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | -12.8% |
| 2014 | 6.4% | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 6.7% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 7.4% | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 7.8% | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 9.4% | +12.3% |
| 2021 | 9.6% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 9.9% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 9.6% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 10.3% | +7.1% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 10.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 13.7%, 75% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Australia's 10.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.0%, 5.2× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.6% | 2.8% | 4.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 4.3% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 9.4% | 10.3% | 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 10.3% 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 10.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2002.
- How does Australia rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Australia ranks 37th out of 82 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 61.3%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release