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LEARN MORE ABOUT .id28.9% of females in Australia had a Bachelor or Higher degree qualification in 2021, higher than Greater Adelaide. This represents an increase of 1,731,799 females since 2006.
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, Australia's Educational Qualifications help to evaluate the economic opportunities and socio-economic status of the area and identify skill gaps in the labour market.
'What is the level of the highest qualification the person has completed?'
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Australia - Females aged 15+ (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2006 | Change | ||||
Qualification level | Number | % | Greater Adelaide % | Number | % | Greater Adelaide % | 2006 to 2021 |
Bachelor or Higher degree | 3,067,338 | 28.9 | 28.3 | 1,335,539 | 16.4 | 15.3 | +1,731,799 |
Advanced Diploma or Diploma | 1,121,922 | 10.6 | 9.8 | 649,699 | 8.0 | 7.3 | +472,223 |
Vocational | 1,551,049 | 14.6 | 15.4 | 865,022 | 10.6 | 11.0 | +686,027 |
No qualification | 3,980,685 | 37.5 | 40.1 | 4,189,401 | 51.5 | 54.6 | -208,716 |
Not stated | 900,596 | 8.5 | 6.4 | 1,100,506 | 13.5 | 11.8 | -199,910 |
Total persons aged 15+ | 10,621,590 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 8,140,167 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +2,481,423 |
Analysis of the qualifications of the female population in Australia in 2021 compared to Greater Adelaide 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, 54.0% of the female population aged 15 and over held educational qualifications, and 37.5% had no qualifications, compared with 53.5% and 40.1% respectively for Greater Adelaide.
The major difference between the qualifications held by the female population of Australia and Greater Adelaide is:
The largest changes in the qualifications of the female population in Australia between 2006 and 2021 were in those with:
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