38.8% —
Lower than 56% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 34.5%
- 2021: 38.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Rest of SA · Capital City
Education & Qualifications in Rest of SA
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Certificate III or IV qualifications are the most common achievement in the Rest of SA, held by 39.4% of people. This region generally has lower formal education levels than the state and national averages. While figures are improving, only 38.8% of residents have completed Year 12.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion is far below the national figure of 58.8%, with only 38.8% of people finishing Year 12. This is a slight improvement from 2016, when the figure was 34.5%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Rest of SA, the largest group is Year 12 at 42%, followed by Year 11 (23%) and Year 10 (21%).
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are much less common here than in most other areas. Just 11.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, which is far below both the state and national figures.
11.3% —
Lower than 81% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Rest of SA, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 51%; Bachelor degree is next at 20%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most popular fields of study in the region are engineering and related subjects at 16.9%, followed by management and commerce at 13%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Rest of SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/4RSAU/rest-of-sa/topic/education