Educational attainment … urban female post-secondary non-tertiary in Australia
Australia: Educational attainment … urban female post-secondary non-tertiary was 60.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Australia, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Australia stood at 60.3%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Australia peaked at 60.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.5%, in 2001.
Australia ranks 10th of 77 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Educational attainment … urban female post-secondary non-tertiary in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 38.5% | — |
| 2002 | 39.2% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 41.5% | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 38.8% | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 42.9% | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 45.8% | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 47.4% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 49.2% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 50.2% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 49.0% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 51.2% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 55.1% | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 46.5% | -15.6% |
| 2014 | 48.1% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 50.2% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 50.9% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 52.6% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 53.9% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 54.7% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 57.3% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 57.5% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 59.3% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 59.8% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 60.3% | +0.7% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 60.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 42.5%, 1.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Australia's 60.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 34.2%, 1.8× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.7% | 38.5% | 50.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 51.2% | 46.5% | 55.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.8% | 57.3% | 60.3% | 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 60.3% 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 60.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.5% in 2001.
- How does Australia rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Australia ranks 10th out of 77 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 25.2%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release