Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Australia
Australia: Gender gap education levels, gaps filled was 99.9 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Australia, 1820–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Australia recorded 99.9 for gender gap education levels, gaps filled in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Australia peaked at 100 in 1955 and was at its lowest, 21.6, in 1820.
Australia ranks 4th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 21.6 | — |
| 1825 | 23.79 | +10.1% |
| 1830 | 26.13 | +9.8% |
| 1835 | 28.61 | +9.5% |
| 1840 | 31.23 | +9.2% |
| 1845 | 33.98 | +8.8% |
| 1850 | 36.84 | +8.4% |
| 1855 | 39.8 | +8.0% |
| 1860 | 42.84 | +7.6% |
| 1865 | 45.93 | +7.2% |
| 1870 | 49.07 | +6.8% |
| 1875 | 52.21 | +6.4% |
| 1880 | 55.34 | +6.0% |
| 1885 | 58.43 | +5.6% |
| 1890 | 47.87 | -18.1% |
| 1895 | 52.05 | +8.7% |
| 1900 | 56.23 | +8.0% |
| 1905 | 60.41 | +7.4% |
| 1910 | 64.58 | +6.9% |
| 1915 | 68.76 | +6.5% |
| 1920 | 72.94 | +6.1% |
| 1925 | 77.12 | +5.7% |
| 1930 | 81.29 | +5.4% |
| 1935 | 85.47 | +5.1% |
| 1940 | 89.65 | +4.9% |
| 1945 | 93.83 | +4.7% |
| 1950 | 98 | +4.4% |
| 1955 | 100 | +2.0% |
| 1960 | 82.3 | -17.7% |
| 1965 | 83.88 | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 91 | +8.5% |
| 1975 | 97 | +6.6% |
| 1980 | 100 | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 95.57 | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 99.9 | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 99.44 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 98.97 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 99.23 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 99.76 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 99.8 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 97.65 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 98.09 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 99.89 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 99.89 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.54 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 99.76 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 99.81 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.9 | +0.1% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 99.9 is above the median for high income countries, which is 97.37, 1.0× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Australia's 99.9 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 95.36, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 22.7 | 21.6 | 23.79 | 2 |
| 1830s | 27.37 | 26.13 | 28.61 | 2 |
| 1840s | 32.6 | 31.23 | 33.98 | 2 |
| 1850s | 38.32 | 36.84 | 39.8 | 2 |
| 1860s | 44.39 | 42.84 | 45.93 | 2 |
| 1870s | 50.64 | 49.07 | 52.21 | 2 |
| 1880s | 56.89 | 55.34 | 58.43 | 2 |
| 1890s | 49.96 | 47.87 | 52.05 | 2 |
| 1900s | 58.32 | 56.23 | 60.41 | 2 |
| 1910s | 66.67 | 64.58 | 68.76 | 2 |
| 1920s | 75.03 | 72.94 | 77.12 | 2 |
| 1930s | 83.38 | 81.29 | 85.47 | 2 |
| 1940s | 91.74 | 89.65 | 93.83 | 2 |
| 1950s | 99 | 98 | 100 | 2 |
| 1960s | 83.09 | 82.3 | 83.88 | 2 |
| 1970s | 94 | 91 | 97 | 2 |
| 1980s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 1 |
| 2000s | 98.95 | 95.57 | 99.9 | 7 |
| 2010s | 98.88 | 97.65 | 99.89 | 4 |
| 2020s | 99.75 | 99.54 | 99.9 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 1 Algeria 100 compare
- 2 France 99.97 compare
- 3 Azerbaijan 99.97 compare
- 5 United Arab Emirates 99.88 compare
- 6 Switzerland 99.87 compare
- 7 United Kingdom 99.73 compare
More education data for Australia
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0835 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Australia?
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Australia was 99.9 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 1955.
- What is the lowest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6 in 1820.
- How does Australia rank for gender gap education levels, gaps filled?
- Australia ranks 4th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender gap education levels, gaps filled rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gender gap education levels, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.