Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Australia
Australia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.9976 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Australia, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.9976 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Australia peaked at 1 GPIA in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.9965 GPIA, in 2018.
That places Australia 46th out of 104 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9992 GPIA | 0.9965 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9978 GPIA | 0.9969 GPIA | 0.9985 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 99.61 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Australia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Australia was 0.9976 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2001.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9965 GPIA in 2018.
- How does Australia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Australia ranks 46th out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release