Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Australia
Australia: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 55.8% in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Australia, 1971β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Australia is 55.8%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Australia peaked at 58.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 1971.
That places Australia 14th out of 111 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.0% | 10.0% | 10.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 39.2% | 35.7% | 43.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 49.3% | 45.1% | 53.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.5% | 55.7% | 58.4% | 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 55.8% 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 58.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 1971.
- How does Australia rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Australia ranks 14th out of 111 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 17.8%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release