Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural female in Australia
Australia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural female was 99.7% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
99.7%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
21st
of 103 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2001
All-time low
99.7%
in 2021
Years of data
23
2001–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Australia, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Australia stood at 99.7%.
The figure is down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Australia peaked at 100.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 99.7%, in 2021.
Australia ranks 21st of 103 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural female in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 100.0% | — |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.8% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.8% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 99.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 99.3%, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Australia's 99.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 87.9%, 1.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 99.8% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.7% | 99.8% | 4 |
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 primary education or higher in Australia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Australia was 99.7% in 2023, 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 100.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.7% in 2021.
- How does Australia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Australia ranks 21st out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release