Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Australia
Australia: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 1.13 GPIA in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Australia, 1971β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Australia stood at 1.13 GPIA.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Australia peaked at 1.18 GPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.301 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Australia 34th out of 108 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.301 GPIA | 0.301 GPIA | 0.301 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.14 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.16 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.15 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 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 1.13 GPIA 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 1.18 GPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.301 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Australia rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Australia ranks 34th out of 108 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 0.8%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release