Educational attainment rate … tertiary short-cycle location in Australia
Australia: Educational attainment rate … tertiary short-cycle location was 0.5847 LPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.5847 LPIA
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
27th
of 91 countries
All-time high
0.6577 LPIA
in 2008
All-time low
0.5156 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
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Australia stood at 0.5847 LPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Australia peaked at 0.6577 LPIA in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.5156 LPIA, in 2011.
That places Australia 27th out of 91 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … tertiary short-cycle location in Australia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.577 LPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.5714 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5621 LPIA | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.6085 LPIA | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 0.5551 LPIA | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6355 LPIA | +14.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6278 LPIA | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6577 LPIA | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.6285 LPIA | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5688 LPIA | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5156 LPIA | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 0.5266 LPIA | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6094 LPIA | +15.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5831 LPIA | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5168 LPIA | -11.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5492 LPIA | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5526 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5775 LPIA | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5486 LPIA | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5392 LPIA | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5568 LPIA | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6072 LPIA | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 0.5809 LPIA | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 0.5847 LPIA | +0.6% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.5847 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.592 LPIA, 99% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.5847 LPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4225 LPIA, 1.4× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6026 LPIA | 0.5551 LPIA | 0.6577 LPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.5548 LPIA | 0.5156 LPIA | 0.6094 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5738 LPIA | 0.5392 LPIA | 0.6072 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 0.5847 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 0.6577 LPIA in 2008.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5156 LPIA in 2011.
- How does Australia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Australia ranks 27th out of 91 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 up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release