Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Australia
Australia: Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index was 1.06 index in 2025. ▬ Flat
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Australia, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2025, upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Australia stood at 1.06 index.
That represents a change of up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Australia peaked at 1.07 index in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1.06 index, in 2014.
Australia ranks 78th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.07 index | 1.06 index | 1.07 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.07 index | 1.07 index | 1.07 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.07 index | 1.06 index | 1.07 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 index | 1.06 index | 1.07 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 index | 1.06 index | 1.06 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More gender data for Australia
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 149,630 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 157,746 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 150,777 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 158,898 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 151,066 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 159,270 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 151,529 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 159,819 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 150,806 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 158,930 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Australia?
- Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Australia was 1.06 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 index in 1997.
- What is the lowest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.06 index in 2014.
- How does Australia rank for upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index?
- Australia ranks 78th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal upper secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.