Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Australia
Australia: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 47.5% in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Australia, 2001β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Australia recorded 47.5% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Australia peaked at 48.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 28.7%, in 2001.
Australia ranks 11th of 129 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.2% | 28.7% | 36.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 40.6% | 37.2% | 44.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.2% | 46.5% | 48.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 8 Canada 49.3% compare
- 9 United Kingdom 48.7% compare
- 10 Ukraine 47.8% compare
- 12 Luxembourg 46.4% compare
- 13 Armenia, Republic of 46.4% compare
- 14 Sweden 45.2% 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 47.5% 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 48.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.7% in 2001.
- How does Australia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Australia ranks 11th out of 129 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 20.1%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release