Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Australia
Australia: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 0.721 LPIA in 2024. β¬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Australia, 2001β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.721 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2024.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Australia peaked at 0.7978 LPIA in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.6609 LPIA, in 2011.
That places Australia 19th out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7562 LPIA | 0.7146 LPIA | 0.7978 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.7102 LPIA | 0.6609 LPIA | 0.7458 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7295 LPIA | 0.7046 LPIA | 0.7536 LPIA | 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 post-secondary non-tertiary in Australia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Australia was 0.721 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7978 LPIA in 2001.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6609 LPIA in 2011.
- How does Australia rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Australia ranks 19th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release