Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Australia
Australia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.9584 GPIA in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Australia, 2001β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Australia is 0.9584 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Australia peaked at 1.04 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7881 GPIA, in 2001.
Australia ranks 53rd of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8479 GPIA | 0.7881 GPIA | 0.9043 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9913 GPIA | 0.9572 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9946 GPIA | 0.9584 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 50 Timor-Leste 0.9703 GPIA compare
- 51 Georgia 0.9607 GPIA compare
- 52 Netherlands 0.9588 GPIA compare
- 54 Poland 0.9323 GPIA compare
- 55 Germany 0.9222 GPIA compare
- 56 Switzerland 0.9193 GPIA 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 upper secondary education or in Australia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Australia was 0.9584 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 1.04 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7881 GPIA in 2001.
- How does Australia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Australia ranks 53rd 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 down 1.4%. 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release