The highest schooling year for Australians
In general, school education levels rose in Australia from 2016 to 2021.
School education levels rose by 10% to 60.7%
In general, school education levels rose in Australia from 2016 to 2021. Of all persons aged 15 and over, the proportion of people who graduated high school in Australia grew from 56.8% in 2016 to 60.7% in 2021. Approximately 10.8% of persons aged 15 and above did not complete Year 10 in 2021, down from 12.3% in 2016.
Data Topic: Highest Year of Schooling
Data Type: Raw Data
Description: This variable records the highest level of primary or secondary school a person has completed.
Reference: ABS (2022). Census of Population and Housing, 2021. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Canberra
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