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LEARN MORE ABOUT .id25.6% of males in New South Wales had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, lower than Greater Sydney. This represents an increase of 494,074 males since 2001.
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, New South Wales's Educational Qualifications help to evaluate the economic opportunities and socio-economic status of the area and identify skill gaps in the labour market.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the level of the highest qualification the person has completed?'
| Highest qualification achieved | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New South Wales - Males aged 15+ (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2001 | Change | ||||
| Qualification level | Number | % | Greater Sydney % | Number | % | Greater Sydney % | 2001 to 2021 |
| Bachelor or Higher degree | 825,439 | 25.6 | 31.6 | 331,365 | 13.5 | 16.9 | +494,074 |
| Advanced Diploma or Diploma | 257,635 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 134,138 | 5.5 | 6.2 | +123,497 |
| Vocational | 723,319 | 22.4 | 18.2 | 572,493 | 23.4 | 21.5 | +150,826 |
| No qualification | 1,141,478 | 35.4 | 33.7 | 1,142,615 | 46.7 | 44.2 | -1,137 |
| Not stated | 280,705 | 8.7 | 7.9 | 268,627 | 11.0 | 11.2 | +12,078 |
| Total persons aged 15+ | 3,228,576 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 2,449,238 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +779,338 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the qualifications of the male population in New South Wales in 2021 compared to Greater Sydney shows that there was a lower proportion of males holding formal qualifications (Bachelor or higher degree; Advanced Diploma or Diploma; or Vocational qualifications), and a higher proportion of males with no formal qualifications.
Overall, 56.0% of the male population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 35.4% had no qualifications, compared with 58.3% and 33.7% respectively for Greater Sydney.
The major differences between qualifications held by the male population of New South Wales and Greater Sydney were:
- A larger percentage of males with Vocational qualifications (22.4% compared to 18.2%)
- A larger percentage of males with No qualifications (35.4% compared to 33.7%)
- A smaller percentage of males with Bachelor or Higher degrees (25.6% compared to 31.6%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the qualifications of the male population in New South Wales between 2001 and 2021 were in those with:
- Bachelor or Higher degrees (+494,074 males)
- Vocational qualifications (+150,826 males)
- Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+123,497 males)
- No qualifications (-1,137 males)
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