Educational attainment … education short-cycle tertiary location in Australia
Australia: Educational attainment … education short-cycle tertiary location was 0.7288 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.7288 LPIA
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
18th
of 87 countries
All-time high
0.8079 LPIA
in 2013
All-time low
0.6575 LPIA
in 2001
Years of data
23
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 0.7288 LPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Australia peaked at 0.8079 LPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.6575 LPIA, in 2001.
That places Australia 18th out of 87 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Educational attainment … education short-cycle tertiary location in Australia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.6575 LPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.7074 LPIA | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6837 LPIA | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7272 LPIA | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 0.6765 LPIA | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7194 LPIA | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 0.7275 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.718 LPIA | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7217 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.6657 LPIA | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 0.6658 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8079 LPIA | +21.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7984 LPIA | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7718 LPIA | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7831 LPIA | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7953 LPIA | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.7744 LPIA | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.8075 LPIA | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.7232 LPIA | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7607 LPIA | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8014 LPIA | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 0.7346 LPIA | -8.3% |
| 2024 | 0.7288 LPIA | -0.8% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.7288 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.682 LPIA, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.7288 LPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5113 LPIA, 1.4× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7021 LPIA | 0.6575 LPIA | 0.7275 LPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.7592 LPIA | 0.6657 LPIA | 0.8079 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7497 LPIA | 0.7232 LPIA | 0.8014 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 0.7288 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 0.8079 LPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6575 LPIA in 2001.
- How does Australia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Australia ranks 18th out of 87 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 8.7%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release