61.8% ▲ +19.4%
- 2011: 51.7%
- 2016: 56.5%
- 2021: 61.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Victoria · State / Territory
Education & Qualifications in Victoria
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More people in Victoria have finished their schooling and earned degrees than in most other Australian states. This educational tilt is seen in the 61.8% of residents who finished Year 12 and the high proportion of adults holding university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Schooling levels have improved significantly, with the share of people completing Year 12 rising 10 points since 2011. At 61.8%, this is a little above the national figure and much higher than most similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Victoria, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 12%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University education is common here, as 29.2% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. This is a little above the Australian average and reflects an 8.4 point increase since 2011.
29.2% ▲ +40.2%
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 29.2%
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 Victoria, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 35%, followed by Certificate III / IV (26%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study are management and commerce at 19.2%, followed by engineering and related subjects at 12.7% and society and culture at 12.3%.
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 Victoria [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ste/2/victoria/topic/education