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Oceania > Australia > Education

AUSTRALIAN EDUCATION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Average years of schooling of adults 10.9 [6th of 100]
Duration of compulsory education 11 years [22nd of 171]
Definition: Education > Duration of compulsory education
Source: UNESCO
Duration of education > Primary level 7 [12th of 181]
Definition: Education > Duration of education > Primary level
Source: UNESCO
Duration of education > Secondary level 6 [104th of 181]
Definition: Education > Duration of education > Secondary level
Source: UNESCO
Education spending (% of GDP) 4.9% [59th of 132]
Definition: Education > Education spending (% of GDP)
Source: UNESCO
Educational attainment > Tertiary 29% [7th of 18]
Definition: Education > Educational attainment > Tertiary
Source: United Nations Human Development Programme
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 89.7% [14th of 135]
Definition: Education > Enrolment ratio > Secondary level
Source: OECD Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators 2003
Grade 12 advanced students math 525 [3rd of 15]
Definition: Education > Grade 12 advanced students math
Source: UNESCO
Grade 12 advanced students science 518 [6th of 15]
Definition: Education > Grade 12 advanced students science
Source: TIMSS
Literacy > Adults at high literacy level 17.4% [12th of 17]
Definition: Education > Literacy > Adults at high literacy level
Source: TIMSS
Literacy > Total population 99% Time series [25th of 160]
Definition: Education > Literacy > Total population
Source: OECD
Mathematical literacy 533 [5th of 27]
Definition: Education > Mathematical literacy
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Primary teacher salary > Starting $25,661.00 [6th of 22]
Definition: Education > Primary teacher salary > Starting
Source: OECD
Reading literacy 528 [4th of 27]
Definition: Education > Reading literacy
Source: UNESCO Institute of Statistics
School life expectancy > Male 16.4 years [1st of 97]
Definition: Education > School life expectancy > Male
Source: OECD
School life expectancy > Total 16.6 years [3rd of 110]
Definition: Education > School life expectancy > Total
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Scientific literacy 528 [6th of 27]
Definition: Education > Scientific literacy
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Student attitude > Dislike of school 34% [7th of 17]
Definition: Education > Student attitude > Dislike of school
Source: OECD
Student attitude > Find school boring 60% [4th of 17]
Definition: Education > Student attitude > Find school boring
Source: OECD
Tertiary enrollment 63.3% [7th of 151]
Definition: Education > Tertiary enrollment
Source: OECD

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SOURCES: UNESCO; United Nations Human Development Programme; OECD Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators 2003; TIMSS; OECD; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; OECD; UNESCO Institute of Statistics; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; OECD

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Australia, Commonwealth of Australia

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