Educational attainment rate, completed … male upper location LPIA in Australia
Australia: Educational attainment rate, completed … male upper location LPIA was 0.8757 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.8757 LPIA
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
36th
of 105 countries
All-time high
0.8903 LPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.7564 LPIA
in 2002
Years of data
24
2001–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Australia, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Australia stood at 0.8757 LPIA.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Australia peaked at 0.8903 LPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.7564 LPIA, in 2002.
Australia ranks 36th of 105 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.
Educational attainment rate, completed … male upper location LPIA in Australia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.7731 LPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.7564 LPIA | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.7992 LPIA | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 0.8512 LPIA | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8178 LPIA | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8336 LPIA | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.8287 LPIA | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8351 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8381 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8461 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.8234 LPIA | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8483 LPIA | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8126 LPIA | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8538 LPIA | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8334 LPIA | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.865 LPIA | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.8508 LPIA | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.8673 LPIA | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.8425 LPIA | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.8626 LPIA | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.8903 LPIA | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8728 LPIA | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.871 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.8757 LPIA | +0.5% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.8757 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9002 LPIA, 97% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.8757 LPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6212 LPIA, 1.4× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8148 LPIA | 0.7564 LPIA | 0.8512 LPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.8443 LPIA | 0.8126 LPIA | 0.8673 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8745 LPIA | 0.8626 LPIA | 0.8903 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 upper secondary education or in Australia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Australia was 0.8757 LPIA 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 0.8903 LPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7564 LPIA in 2002.
- How does Australia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Australia ranks 36th out of 105 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 2.6%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release