Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban both in Australia
Australia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban both was 99.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
99.4%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
32nd
of 106 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2001
All-time low
99.4%
in 2023
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 %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Australia is 99.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.6% 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, 99.4%, in 2023.
That places Australia 32nd out of 106 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban both 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 | 99.8% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.5% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.4% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 99.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.6%, 100% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Australia's 99.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 92.1%, 1.1× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 99.5% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 99.4% | 99.5% | 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 99.4% 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 100.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.4% in 2023.
- How does Australia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Australia ranks 32nd out of 106 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 0.6%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release