Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Australia
Australia: Gender ratios for mean years of schooling was 1.01 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Australia, 1971–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Australia is 1.01, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Australia peaked at 1.01 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.8487, in 1971.
That places Australia 45th out of 121 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8487 | 0.8487 | 0.8487 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9853 | 0.973 | 0.9967 | 6 |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.9942 | 1.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Australia
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 99.61 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Australia?
- Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Australia was 1.01 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 in 2020.
- What is the lowest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8487 in 1971.
- How does Australia rank for gender ratios for mean years of schooling?
- Australia ranks 45th out of 121 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gender ratios for mean years of schooling rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gender ratios for mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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