Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Australia
Australia: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.5847 LPIA in 2024. βΌ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Australia, 2001β2024
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.
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
- 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 0.5847 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