NationMaster - Australian Education statistics

Average years of schooling of adults	10.9	[6th of 100]
Duration of compulsory education	11 years	[22nd of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level	7	[12th of 181]
Education spending (% of GDP)	4.9%	[59th of 132]
Educational attainment > Tertiary	29%	[7th of 18]
Expected duration of education for females	20.1 years	[2nd of 28]
Female enrolment share > Secondary level	48.9%	[96th of 170]
Grade 12 advanced students math	525	[3rd of 15]
Grade 12 advanced students science	518	[6th of 15]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 11	987 hours	[8th of 38]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 12	1,014 hours	[11th of 38]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 13	1,023 hours	[13th of 38]
Hours of instruction for pupils aged 9	986 hours	[9th of 38]
Mathematical literacy	533	[5th of 27]
Primary teacher salary > Starting	$25,661.00	[6th of 22]
School life expectancy > Male	16.4 years	[1st of 97]
School life expectancy > Total	16.6 years	[3rd of 110]
Scientific literacy	528	[6th of 27]
Student attitude > Dislike of school	34%	[7th of 17]
Student attitude > Report class disorder	32%	[10th of 17]

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SOURCES: UNESCO; United Nations Human Development Programme; OECD Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators 2003; UNESCO Institute of Statistics; TIMSS; OECD; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; OECD

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Australia, Commonwealth of Australia

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