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Education & Qualifications in Rest of NT

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

Far fewer people have finished high school in Rest of NT compared to the rest of the country, with only 37.9% completing Year 12. While these figures are well below the state and national levels, education levels have been climbing over the last few years.

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Where Rest of NT sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

14.5% —

All capital city areas, 2021. The marker is Rest of NT — lower than 53% of areas.

Rest of NT14.5%
Northern Territory 21.5%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

Only 37.9% of residents finished Year 12, which is far below the Northern Territory's 49.8% and the national figure of 58.8%. This rate has risen by 5.2 percentage points since 2016, though many others stopped at Year 10 or below.

Completed Year 12

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37.9% —

Lower than 58% of capital city areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Rest of NT, the largest group is Year 12 at 43%, followed by Year 10 (22%) and Year 9 or below (21%).

Year 12 37.9% Year 10 19.5% Year 9 or below 18.1% Year 11 12.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

About 14.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, a figure that is well below the state and far below the national average. The most common qualification is a Certificate III or IV, held by 25.8% of people.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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14.5% —

Lower than 53% of capital city areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Rest of NT, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 37%, followed by Bachelor degree (27%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (15%).

Certificate III / IV 25.8% Bachelor degree 18.5% Advanced diploma / diploma 10.7% Postgraduate degree 7.0% Certificate I / II 3.7% Graduate diploma / certificate 3.3%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common areas of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 11.8%, followed closely by society and culture at 11.6% and engineering at 10.9%.

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 NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/7RNTE/rest-of-nt/topic/education