14.8% ▼ -25.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Nyirripi · Urban Centre
Education & Qualifications in Nyirripi
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
Over half of residents in Nyirripi left school in Year 9 or below. This creates a distinct educational profile where formal schooling rates are far below the national figures, though there has been a small increase in the number of adults with university degrees since 2011.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
Only 14.8% of people finished Year 12, a figure far below the Northern Territory's 49.8% and the national average. This rate has fallen by 4.9 points since 2011.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Nyirripi, Year 9 or below is the majority at 54%; Year 10 is next at 18%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University qualifications are much lower than most areas, with just 7.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is far below the Australian figure of 26.3%, though it rose slightly from 6.5% in 2011.
7.7% ▲ +17.5%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 7.7%
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 Nyirripi, Certificate III / IV is the majority at 55%; Bachelor degree is next at 23%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are society and culture at 17.5%, followed by education at 15.9%.
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 Nyirripi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722026/nyirripi/topic/education