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LEARN MORE ABOUT .id44.8% of females in Australian Capital Territory had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, higher than South East Queensland. This represents an increase of 21,502 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, Australian Capital Territory'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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Capital Territory - Females aged 15+ (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Qualification level | Number | % | South East Queensland % | Number | % | South East Queensland % | 2016 to 2021 |
| Bachelor or Higher degree | 84,954 | 44.8 | 28.0 | 63,452 | 38.3 | 23.2 | +21,502 |
| Advanced Diploma or Diploma | 19,121 | 10.1 | 11.6 | 16,456 | 9.9 | 10.7 | +2,665 |
| Vocational | 20,247 | 10.7 | 16.1 | 17,955 | 10.9 | 14.8 | +2,292 |
| No qualification | 54,269 | 28.6 | 36.4 | 54,246 | 32.8 | 41.6 | +23 |
| Not stated | 11,138 | 5.9 | 7.9 | 13,370 | 8.1 | 9.7 | -2,232 |
| Total persons aged 15+ | 189,729 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 165,479 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +24,250 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the qualifications of the female population in Australian Capital Territory in 2021 compared to South East Queensland 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 lower proportion of females with no formal qualifications.
Overall, 65.5% of the female population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 28.6% had no qualifications, compared with 55.7% and 36.4% respectively for South East Queensland.
The major differences between qualifications held by the female population of Australian Capital Territory and South East Queensland were:
- A larger percentage of females with Bachelor or Higher degrees (44.8% compared to 28.0%)
- A smaller percentage of females with No qualifications (28.6% compared to 36.4%)
- A smaller percentage of females with Vocational qualifications (10.7% compared to 16.1%)
- A smaller percentage of females with Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (10.1% compared to 11.6%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the qualifications of the female population in Australian Capital Territory between 2016 and 2021 were in those with:
- Bachelor or Higher degrees (+21,502 females)
- Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+2,665 females)
- Vocational qualifications (+2,292 females)
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