Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Australia
Australia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 1 GPIA in 2023. β¬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Australia, 2001β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Australia recorded 1 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Australia peaked at 1 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9982 GPIA, in 2012.
Australia ranks 23rd of 100 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9998 GPIA | 0.9982 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9997 GPIA | 0.9993 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 20 Azerbaijan, Republic of 1 GPIA compare
- 21 Poland 1 GPIA compare
- 22 Estonia 1 GPIA compare
- 24 Czechia 1 GPIA compare
- 25 Hungary 1 GPIA compare
- 26 Austria 1 GPIA compare
- 26 Germany 1 GPIA compare
- 26 Denmark 1 GPIA compare
- 26 Finland 1 GPIA compare
- 26 France 1 GPIA compare
- 26 United Kingdom 1 GPIA compare
- 26 Iceland 1 GPIA compare
- 26 Malta 1 GPIA compare
- 26 Russian Federation 1 GPIA compare
- 26 Sweden 1 GPIA compare
- 26 Ukraine 1 GPIA compare
- 26 Uzbekistan, Republic of 1 GPIA compare
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)
- School enrollment, primary 99.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0056 units per person (1999)
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 1 GPIA 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 1 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9982 GPIA in 2012.
- How does Australia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Australia ranks 23rd out of 100 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 up 0.0%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release