Educational attainment rate … rural both post-secondary non-tertiary in Australia
Australia: Educational attainment rate … rural both post-secondary non-tertiary was 41.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Australia, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Australia is 41.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Australia peaked at 41.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.6%, in 2004.
Australia ranks 7th of 79 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … rural both post-secondary non-tertiary in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 38.6% | — |
| 2004 | 26.6% | -30.9% |
| 2010 | 33.2% | +24.7% |
| 2011 | 32.0% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 35.0% | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 30.5% | -12.9% |
| 2014 | 33.5% | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 32.2% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 34.4% | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 36.2% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 37.0% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 37.1% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 37.5% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 39.9% | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 41.6% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 41.4% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 41.6% | +0.6% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 41.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 30.3%, 1.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Australia's 41.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 21.8%, 1.9× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.6% | 26.6% | 38.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 34.1% | 30.5% | 37.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.4% | 37.5% | 41.6% | 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 41.6% 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 41.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.6% in 2004.
- How does Australia rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Australia ranks 7th out of 79 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 24.2%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release