Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Australia
Australia: Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total was 1.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Australia, 2014–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Australia recorded 1.8% for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in 2024.
The figure is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 60.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Australia peaked at 1.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2016.
That places Australia 8th out of 66 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More education data for Australia
- Population ages 0-14 17.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.2% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 105,469 (1999)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 99.5% (2024)
- Labor force, female 47.7% (2025)
- Labor force, total 15.13 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Australia?
- Educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Australia was 1.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2016.
- How does Australia rank for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total?
- Australia ranks 8th out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Doctoral or equivalent.