Educational attainment rate … female short-cycle tertiary urban in Australia
Australia: Educational attainment rate … female short-cycle tertiary urban was 56.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Australia, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Australia recorded 56.0% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Australia peaked at 56.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.5%, in 2001.
That places Australia 6th out of 101 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … female short-cycle tertiary urban in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 29.5% | — |
| 2002 | 29.9% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 31.6% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 36.2% | +14.5% |
| 2005 | 31.8% | -12.0% |
| 2006 | 33.6% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 34.7% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 35.7% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 45.5% | +27.4% |
| 2011 | 47.6% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 50.8% | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 46.5% | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 43.1% | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 45.0% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 45.7% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 47.7% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 48.8% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 49.4% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 52.4% | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 52.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 54.3% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 55.5% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 56.0% | +0.9% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 56.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 40.6%, 1.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Australia's 56.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 27.7%, 2.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … female short-cycle tertiary urban in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +27.4% | 35.7% | 45.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.9% | 29.5% | 36.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 47.0% | 43.1% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.1% | 52.4% | 56.0% | 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 56.0% 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 56.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.5% in 2001.
- How does Australia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Australia ranks 6th out of 101 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 29.9%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release