Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location in Australia
Australia: Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location was 0.662 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.662 LPIA
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
23rd
of 93 countries
All-time high
0.7111 LPIA
in 2013
All-time low
0.5956 LPIA
in 2011
Years of data
24
2001–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Australia, 2001–2024
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.
Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location in Australia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.6157 LPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.6357 LPIA | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.6213 LPIA | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.6698 LPIA | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 0.613 LPIA | -8.5% |
| 2006 | 0.677 LPIA | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 0.678 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6877 LPIA | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.6698 LPIA | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.648 LPIA | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5956 LPIA | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6006 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.7111 LPIA | +18.4% |
| 2014 | 0.6923 LPIA | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.6495 LPIA | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6685 LPIA | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6796 LPIA | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6775 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.685 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6382 LPIA | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 0.6639 LPIA | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7096 LPIA | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 0.6633 LPIA | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 0.662 LPIA | -0.2% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.662 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.6393 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.662 LPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4737 LPIA, 1.4× the median. (11 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release