Educational … attainment post-secondary non-tertiary location in Australia
Australia: Educational … attainment post-secondary non-tertiary location was 0.8512 LPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Australia, 2004–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.8512 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2022.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Australia peaked at 0.8548 LPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.7354 LPIA, in 2012.
Australia ranks 7th of 39 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Educational … attainment post-secondary non-tertiary location in Australia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.7837 LPIA | — |
| 2010 | 0.7883 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.7382 LPIA | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7354 LPIA | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8079 LPIA | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 0.849 LPIA | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8176 LPIA | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8266 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8548 LPIA | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8402 LPIA | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.8334 LPIA | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.7941 LPIA | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.8193 LPIA | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8512 LPIA | +3.9% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.8512 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7187 LPIA, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.8512 LPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6436 LPIA, 1.3× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7837 LPIA | 0.7837 LPIA | 0.7837 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.8091 LPIA | 0.7354 LPIA | 0.8548 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8215 LPIA | 0.7941 LPIA | 0.8512 LPIA | 3 |
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 0.8512 LPIA in 2022, 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 0.8548 LPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7354 LPIA in 2012.
- How does Australia rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Australia ranks 7th out of 39 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release