Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender in Australia
Australia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender was 0.9982 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.9982 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
58th
of 134 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2001
All-time low
0.9977 GPIA
in 2018
Years of data
24
2001–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Australia, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Australia is 0.9982 GPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of 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, 0.9977 GPIA, in 2018.
Australia ranks 58th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender in Australia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9999 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9981 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9977 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9983 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9985 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9978 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9987 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9991 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9982 GPIA | -0.1% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.9982 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9992 GPIA, 100% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.9982 GPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9741 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9994 GPIA | 0.9977 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9984 GPIA | 0.9978 GPIA | 0.9991 GPIA | 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 primary education or higher in Australia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Australia was 0.9982 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 0.9977 GPIA in 2018.
- How does Australia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Australia ranks 58th out of 134 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release