School completion in Australia
Australia: School completion was 99.51 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
99.51
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
40th
of 165 countries
All-time high
99.51
in 2025
All-time low
98.57
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
School completion in Australia, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Australia recorded 99.51 for school completion in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school completion in Australia peaked at 99.51 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 98.57, in 1981.
That places Australia 40th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
School completion in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 98.57 | — |
| 1982 | 98.61 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 98.63 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 98.66 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 98.7 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 98.73 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 98.76 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 98.78 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 98.8 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 98.82 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 98.85 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 98.86 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 98.89 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 98.92 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 98.95 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 98.97 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 99.03 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 99.06 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 99.08 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 99.1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.12 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.14 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.16 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.18 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.2 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.22 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.23 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.25 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.26 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.28 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.3 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.31 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.33 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.34 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.36 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.38 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.4 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.41 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.43 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.45 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.47 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.48 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.5 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 99.51 | +0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 99.51 is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.6, 100% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Australia's 99.51 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.58, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 98.69 | 98.57 | 98.8 | 9 |
| 1990s | 98.94 | 98.82 | 99.06 | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.17 | 99.08 | 99.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.34 | 99.26 | 99.41 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.47 | 99.43 | 99.51 | 6 |
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 school completion in Australia?
- School completion in Australia was 99.51 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest school completion recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.51 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school completion recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.57 in 1981.
- How does Australia rank for school completion?
- Australia ranks 40th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of School completion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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