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LEARN MORE ABOUT .id21.5% of people in the RDA Northern Territory had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, equal to Northern Territory. This represents an increase of 24,156 people 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, the RDA Northern 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RDA Northern Territory - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2001 | Change | ||||
| Qualification level | Number | % | Northern Territory % | Number | % | Northern Territory % | 2001 to 2021 |
| Bachelor or Higher degree | 39,428 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 15,272 | 11.0 | 11.0 | +24,156 |
| Advanced Diploma or Diploma | 13,766 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7,443 | 5.3 | 5.3 | +6,323 |
| Vocational | 35,361 | 19.2 | 19.2 | 21,506 | 15.4 | 15.4 | +13,855 |
| No qualification | 71,363 | 38.8 | 38.8 | 75,137 | 53.9 | 53.9 | -3,774 |
| Not stated | 23,780 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 20,102 | 14.4 | 14.4 | +3,678 |
| Total persons aged 15+ | 183,698 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 139,460 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +44,238 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the qualifications of the population in the RDA Northern Territory in 2021 compared to Northern Territory shows that there was a similar proportion of people holding formal qualifications (Bachelor or higher degree; Advanced Diploma or Diploma; or Vocational qualifications), as well as a similar proportion of people with no formal qualifications.
Overall, 48.2% of the population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 38.8% had no qualifications, compared with 48.2% and 38.8% respectively for Northern Territory.
There were no major differences between RDA Northern Territory and Northern Territory in 2021.
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the qualifications of the population in the RDA Northern Territory between 2001 and 2021 were in those with:
- Bachelor or Higher degrees (+24,156 persons)
- Vocational qualifications (+13,855 persons)
- Advanced Diploma or Diplomas (+6,323 persons)
- No qualifications (-3,774 persons)
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