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LEARN MORE ABOUT .id32.8% of females in Greater Capital Cities had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, higher than New South Wales. This represents an increase of 531,202 females since 2016.
Educational Qualifications relate to education outside of primary and secondary school and are one of the most important indicators of socio-economic status. With other data sources, such as Employment Status, Income and Occupation, Greater Capital Cities's Educational Qualifications help to evaluate the economic opportunities and socio-economic status of the area and identify skill gaps in the labour market.
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Greater Capital Cities - Females aged 15+ (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
Qualification level | Number | % | New South Wales % | Number | % | New South Wales % | 2016 to 2021 |
Bachelor or Higher degree | 2,267,004 | 32.8 | 30.0 | 1,735,802 | 27.4 | 25.0 | +531,202 |
Advanced Diploma or Diploma | 737,996 | 10.7 | 10.6 | 647,925 | 10.2 | 10.2 | +90,071 |
Vocational | 894,537 | 12.9 | 14.0 | 775,999 | 12.3 | 13.4 | +118,538 |
No qualification | 2,495,658 | 36.1 | 36.4 | 2,565,643 | 40.5 | 40.8 | -69,985 |
Not stated | 524,147 | 7.6 | 8.9 | 605,719 | 9.6 | 10.7 | -81,572 |
Total persons aged 15+ | 6,919,342 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 6,331,088 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +588,254 |
Analysis of the qualifications of the female population in Greater Capital Cities in 2021 compared to New South Wales shows that there was a higher proportion of females holding formal qualifications (Bachelor or higher degree; Advanced Diploma or Diploma; or Vocational qualifications), and a similar proportion of females with no formal qualifications.
Overall, 56.4% of the female population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 36.1% had no qualifications, compared with 54.7% and 36.4% respectively for New South Wales.
The major differences between qualifications held by the female population of Greater Capital Cities and New South Wales were:
The largest changes in the qualifications of the female population in Greater Capital Cities between 2016 and 2021 were in those with:
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