Educational … Educational post-secondary non-tertiary location in Australia
Australia: Educational … Educational post-secondary non-tertiary location was 0.6564 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Australia, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Australia stood at 0.6564 LPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Australia peaked at 0.6577 LPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.5496 LPIA, in 2015.
That places Australia 23rd out of 70 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Educational … Educational post-secondary non-tertiary location in Australia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.6396 LPIA | — |
| 2010 | 0.6258 LPIA | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5739 LPIA | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 0.588 LPIA | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.6094 LPIA | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.6207 LPIA | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.5496 LPIA | -11.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6066 LPIA | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6152 LPIA | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6498 LPIA | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 0.6075 LPIA | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 0.602 LPIA | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.6577 LPIA | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6463 LPIA | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.6506 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.6564 LPIA | +0.9% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.6564 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.6407 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.6564 LPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5831 LPIA, 1.1× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6396 LPIA | 0.6396 LPIA | 0.6396 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.6046 LPIA | 0.5496 LPIA | 0.6498 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6426 LPIA | 0.602 LPIA | 0.6577 LPIA | 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 post-secondary non-tertiary in Australia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Australia was 0.6564 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 0.6577 LPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5496 LPIA in 2015.
- How does Australia rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Australia ranks 23rd out of 70 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 up 5.8%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release