Educational attainment rate, completed … female upper location LPIA in Australia
Australia: Educational attainment rate, completed … female upper location LPIA was 0.8798 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Australia, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.8798 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Australia peaked at 0.9262 LPIA in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.8402 LPIA, in 2004.
That places Australia 35th out of 103 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … female upper location LPIA in Australia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.8622 LPIA | — |
| 2003 | 0.8668 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.8402 LPIA | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.857 LPIA | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8857 LPIA | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9262 LPIA | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8691 LPIA | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8514 LPIA | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8474 LPIA | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.883 LPIA | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8964 LPIA | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8814 LPIA | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8735 LPIA | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9123 LPIA | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9173 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9116 LPIA | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9203 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9049 LPIA | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9212 LPIA | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.8923 LPIA | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 0.8798 LPIA | -1.4% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.8798 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9132 LPIA, 96% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.8798 LPIA is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6779 LPIA, 1.3× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.873 LPIA | 0.8402 LPIA | 0.9262 LPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.8843 LPIA | 0.8474 LPIA | 0.9173 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9037 LPIA | 0.8798 LPIA | 0.9212 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 0.8798 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 0.9262 LPIA in 2007.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8402 LPIA in 2004.
- How does Australia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Australia ranks 35th out of 103 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 1.9%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release