Share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Australia
Australia: Share in poverty vs. educational attainment was 12.77 years in 2040. ▲ Rising
Share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Australia, 1980–2040
Source: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2040, share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Australia stood at 12.77 years.
That represents a change of down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Australia peaked at 12.93 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.37 years, in 2000.
That places Australia 22nd out of 146 countries with data for 2040, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.41 years | 11.4 years | 11.43 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 11.47 years | 11.44 years | 11.51 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.54 years | 11.37 years | 11.71 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.3 years | 11.69 years | 12.92 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 12.91 years | 12.89 years | 12.93 years | 2 |
| 2030s | 12.83 years | 12.81 years | 12.85 years | 2 |
| 2040s | 12.77 years | 12.77 years | 12.77 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More education data for Australia
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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 105,469 (1999)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.64 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Australia?
- Share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Australia was 12.77 years in 2040, according to Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty vs. educational attainment recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.93 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest share in poverty vs. educational attainment recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.37 years in 2000.
- How does Australia rank for share in poverty vs. educational attainment?
- Australia ranks 22nd out of 146 countries with data for 2040.
- Is share in poverty vs. educational attainment rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share in poverty vs. educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average years of formal education for individuals aged 15-64.