Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Australia
Australia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.9554 GPIA in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Australia, 1971β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Australia stood at 0.9554 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Australia peaked at 0.9769 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.301 GPIA, in 1971.
Australia ranks 75th of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.301 GPIA | 0.301 GPIA | 0.301 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.845 GPIA | 0.748 GPIA | 0.9284 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9527 GPIA | 0.9305 GPIA | 0.9684 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.967 GPIA | 0.9554 GPIA | 0.9769 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 72 Netherlands 0.9605 GPIA compare
- 73 Macau (China) 0.9567 GPIA compare
- 74 Malta 0.9563 GPIA compare
- 76 Jordan 0.9546 GPIA compare
- 77 Saudi Arabia 0.953 GPIA compare
- 78 Germany 0.9514 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 0.9554 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 0.9769 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.301 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Australia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Australia ranks 75th out of 137 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 2.7%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release