77.1% —
Higher than 99% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 72.2%
- 2021: 77.1%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Australian Capital Territory · Capital City
Education & Qualifications in Australian Capital Territory
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A growing number of people in the Australian Capital Territory have pushed through to higher learning since 2016. This is one of the most educated places in the country, where 43% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. The area stands out for its high levels of schooling and professional qualifications compared to the rest of Australia.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
High school completion is far above the national figure, with 77.1% of people finishing Year 12. This figure has risen by 4.8 percentage points since 2016, placing the territory among the highest in the country for school attainment.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Australian Capital Territory, Year 12 is the majority at 81%; Year 10 is next at 11%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
The typical adult is more likely to have a university degree here than anywhere else, with 43% holding a bachelor's or postgraduate qualification. This is 17 percentage points higher than the national average and has climbed by 5.8 points since 2016.
43.0% —
Higher than 99% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 37.2%
- 2021: 43.0%
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 Australian Capital Territory, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 38%, followed by Postgraduate degree (22%) and Certificate III / IV (17%).
Field of study
What people studied.
Qualifications are most common in society and culture as well as management and commerce, each making up 20.1% of degrees. Other frequent fields of study include health, engineering, and information technology.
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 Australian Capital Territory [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/8ACTE/australian-capital-territory/topic/education