62.0% ▲ +16.8%
Higher than 94% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 53.1%
- 2016: 57.6%
- 2021: 62.0%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Perth · Urban Area
Education & Qualifications in Perth
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A strong upward trend in learning defines Perth, where 62% of people have now finished Year 12. This figure is well above both the state and national averages. Higher education is also common, with a growing number of residents holding university degrees.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
School completion has climbed 8.9 percentage points since 2011, with 62% of residents finishing Year 12. This is well above the Western Australian average of 58% and the national figure of 58.8%.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Perth, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 10 is next at 19%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are much more common here than in most other areas, with 26.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is a little above the state average and rose 6.7 percentage points since 2011.
26.6% ▲ +33.7%
Higher than 90% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Perth splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (33%) and Certificate III / IV (31%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 18%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common areas of study are management and commerce at 18.9%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.8%. Society and culture, health, and education also make up significant shares of qualifications.
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 Perth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/5009/perth/topic/education