Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Australia
Australia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.954 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Australia, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Australia stood at 0.954 GPIA.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Australia peaked at 0.9711 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7381 GPIA, in 2002.
That places Australia 63rd out of 107 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7816 GPIA | 0.7381 GPIA | 0.8438 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.9465 GPIA | 0.9254 GPIA | 0.9624 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9624 GPIA | 0.9521 GPIA | 0.9711 GPIA | 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 99.61 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Australia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Australia was 0.954 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9711 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7381 GPIA in 2002.
- How does Australia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Australia ranks 63rd out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release