Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Australia
Australia: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.662 LPIA in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Australia, 2001β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Australia is 0.662 LPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Australia peaked at 0.7111 LPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.5956 LPIA, in 2011.
Australia ranks 23rd of 93 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.652 LPIA | 0.613 LPIA | 0.6877 LPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.6608 LPIA | 0.5956 LPIA | 0.7111 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6674 LPIA | 0.6382 LPIA | 0.7096 LPIA | 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)
- 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Australia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Australia was 0.662 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7111 LPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5956 LPIA in 2011.
- How does Australia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Australia ranks 23rd out of 93 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release