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State summary tables
PARTICIPATION
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| Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
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School students | '000 | 1992 | 1,050.2 | 787.6 | 537.0 | 248.8 | 293.6 | 86.3 | 33.6 | 61.9 | 3,099.0 |
TAFE students | '000 | 1992 | 359.6 | 297.2 | 173.3 | 74.4 | 91.4 | 18.7 | 11.0 | 17.0 | 1,042.5 |
Higher education students(a) | '000 | 1993 | 174.3 | 162.0 | 94.0 | 55.5 | 44.4 | 12.1 | 4.2 | 20.7 | 576.0 |
Year 12 apparent retention rate | % | 1992 | 68.5 | 81.1 | 85.0 | 92.7 | 72.8 | 60.2 | 56.7 | 97.2 | 77.1 |
Aged 15-24 years (of all aged 15-24 years) | | | | | | | | | | | |
Participating in any education
| % | 1993 | 50.3 | 50.8 | 43.7 | 44.8 | 44.4 | 45.0 | 52.7 | 57.6 | 48.2 |
| % | 1993 | 12.2 | 8.6 | 6.1 | 9.4 | 10.2 | 8.9 | 6.1 | 9.3 | 9.5 |
Participating in higher education
| % | 1993 | 11.9 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 12.1 | 12.5 | 12.1 | 17.9 | 19.4 | 13.1 |
Women aged 15-24 years participating in tertiary education (of all tertiary students aged 15-24 years) | % | 1993 | 47.0 | 49.5 | 48.9 | 49.1 | 47.8 | 45.1 | 32.1 | 54.2 | 48.2 |
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(a) State totals exclude students of the Australian Catholic University.
ATTAINMENT
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| Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
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Aged 15-69 years with post-school qualifications (of all aged 15-69 years) | % | 1993 | 45.6 | 41.3 | 40.6 | 41.7 | 45.4 | 37.4 | 48.4 | 53.1 | 43.2 |
| % | 1993 | 10.0 | 10.9 | 7.9 | 8.6 | 9.4 | 6.8 | 11.7 | 21.7 | 9.8 |
| % | 1993 | 13.8 | 12.6 | 14.4 | 13.4 | 15.2 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 9.8 | 13.6 |
| % | 1993 | 21.5 | 17.2 | 17.7 | 19.1 | 20.2 | 16.5 | 21.1 | 20.5 | 19.3 |
Aged 15-69 years and did not complete highest level secondary school (of all aged 15-69 years) | % | 1993 | 37.1 | 37.5 | 39.1 | 38.6 | 36.3 | 38.1 | 28.8 | 19.7 | 37.2 |
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EDUCATION AND WORK
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| Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
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Unemployment rate | | | | | | | | | | | |
| % | 1993 | 5.4 | 6.8 | 5.8 | 8.3 | 6.5 | 8.6 | *3.9 | 4.7 | 6.2 |
| % | 1993 | 9.4 | 11.7 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 7.7 | 6.7 | 9.5 | *3.7 | 9.6 |
With certificate or diploma
| % | 1993 | 10.1 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.0 | 8.7 | 10.2 | 10.0 | 7.3 | 10.2 |
Without post-school qualifications
| % | 1993 | 16.5 | 15.1 | 13.3 | 14.1 | 12.8 | 15.6 | 12.5 | 11.4 | 14.8 |
Apprentices | '000 | 1992 | 43.5 | 30.8 | 21.2 | 10.0 | 10.7 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 122.4 |
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SERVICES
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| Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
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School student/teacher ratio | ratio | 1992 | 16.3 | 13.9 | 16.0 | 14.8 | 15.7 | 15.6 | 14.1 | 15.5 | 15.3 |
Government schools | no. | 1992 | 2,180 | 2,013 | 1,328 | 682 | 761 | 243 | 146 | 95 | 7,448 |
Non-government schools | no. | 1992 | 857 | 687 | 402 | 184 | 250 | 66 | 25 | 38 | 2,509 |
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Reference periods: Schools data are at July. TAFE data comprise enrolments in the calendar year to 31 December. Higher education data are at 31 March from 1989; prior to that the reference date was 30 April. Apprentices data are at 30 June.
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