Educational attainment rate … urban both post-secondary non-tertiary in Australia
Australia: Educational attainment rate … urban both post-secondary non-tertiary was 57.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Australia, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Australia recorded 57.7% for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Australia peaked at 57.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.3%, in 2004.
Australia ranks 7th of 76 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … urban both post-secondary non-tertiary in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 48.4% | — |
| 2004 | 37.3% | -22.9% |
| 2008 | 56.1% | +50.5% |
| 2010 | 46.9% | -16.5% |
| 2011 | 48.4% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 52.6% | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 42.9% | -18.5% |
| 2014 | 45.5% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 46.7% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 47.9% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 49.0% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 49.7% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 51.1% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 53.2% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 53.8% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 55.2% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 56.9% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 57.7% | +1.4% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 57.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 40.2%, 1.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Australia's 57.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 33.6%, 1.7× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … urban both post-secondary non-tertiary in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +50.5% | 37.3% | 56.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.3% | 37.3% | 56.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 48.1% | 42.9% | 52.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.4% | 53.2% | 57.7% | 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 57.7% 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 57.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.3% in 2004.
- How does Australia rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Australia ranks 7th out of 76 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 26.9%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release