Australia - Share of Population Having at Least Completed Upper Secondary Education

Since 2014, Australia Share of Population Having at Least Completed Upper Secondary Education was up 2points year on year. In 2019, the country was number 23 among other countries in Share of Population Having at Least Completed Upper Secondary Education with 78.81 Percent of Persons Aged 25+. Australia is overtaken by Denmark, which was number 22 at 79.37 Percent of Persons Aged 25+ and is followed by Norway at 78.22 Percent of Persons Aged 25+. Uzbekistan topped the ranking with 95.87 Percent of Persons Aged 25+ in 2019, that is a fall of 0.3points versus 2018. Georgia, Czech Republic and Latvia respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Bhutan witnessed the best average annual growth at +25.8points per year, while United Kingdom was the worst growing country at -2.6points per year.

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Date Percent of Persons Aged 25+
2019 78.81
2018 78.33
2017 77.26
2016 76.42
2015 75.56
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How does Australia rank in Share of Population Having at Least Completed Upper Secondary Education?

# 92 Countries Percent of Persons Aged 25+ Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Uzbekistan
95.87 % 2019 -0.3 % +0.8 % View data
2 #2
Georgia
93.03 % 2019 +0.1 % +0.2 % View data
22 #22
Denmark
79.37 % 2019 +0.1 % +0.7 % View data
23 #23
Australia
78.81 % 2019 +0.6 % +2.0 % View data
24 #24
Norway
78.22 % 2017 +0.5 % NA View data
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