Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Australia
Australia: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 1.27 GPIA in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Australia, 2001β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Australia recorded 1.27 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Australia peaked at 1.43 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.08 GPIA, in 2001.
Australia ranks 27th of 88 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.15 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1.21 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.37 GPIA | 1.29 GPIA | 1.43 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.34 GPIA | 1.27 GPIA | 1.38 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 24 Ukraine 1.29 GPIA compare
- 25 Finland 1.29 GPIA compare
- 26 Philippines 1.29 GPIA compare
- 28 Costa Rica 1.27 GPIA compare
- 29 Malta 1.27 GPIA compare
- 30 Brunei Darussalam 1.26 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Australia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Australia was 1.27 GPIA 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 1.43 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.08 GPIA in 2001.
- How does Australia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Australia ranks 27th out of 88 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 5.5%. 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, 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