In May 2000, 5.5 million people aged 15-64 (44%) had completed a recognised post-school qualification, 6.4 million (51%) had no recognised post-school qualification, and the remaining 683,700 (5%) were still at school (table 10.40).
Of all people with a recognised post-school qualification, 1.5 million (26%) held a skilled vocational qualification (such as a trade qualification), and 1.5 million (26%) reported holding bachelor degrees. The smallest category comprised those with a higher degree, reported by 255,700 people (5% of those with post-school qualifications).
Of the 660,300 15-19 year olds who were no longer at school in May 2000, 9% had gained a post-school qualification - predominantly a vocational qualification (89% of the latter). By age 20-24 years, 543,500 people held a post-school qualification, 49% as a vocational qualification and 31% as a bachelor degree. Of the 4.9 million people aged 25-64 who had gained a post-school qualification, 45% held vocational qualifications and 26% held bachelor degrees.
10.40 PERSONS AGED 15-64, Educational Attainment - May 2000
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| Age group (years)
| |
| |
Educational attainment | 15-19
’000 | 20-24
'000 | 25-64
’000 | Total
’000 |
|
With post-school qualifications(a) | 58.4 | 543.5 | 4,937.3 | 5,539.2 |
Higher degree | **- | *1.6 | 254.1 | 255.7 |
Postgraduate diploma | **0.8 | 6.8 | 264.5 | 272.2 |
Bachelor degree | **0.5 | 165.8 | 1,290.2 | 1,456.6 |
Undergraduate diploma | *3.7 | 61.0 | 592.3 | 656.9 |
Associate diploma | *1.7 | 43.5 | 338.8 | 383.9 |
Skilled vocational | 13.0 | 129.8 | 1,324.1 | 1,467.0 |
Basic vocational | 38.7 | 134.8 | 873.3 | 1,046.9 |
Without post-school qualifications(b) | 602.0 | 797.4 | 5,030.4 | 6,429.9 |
Completed highest level of school | 369.1 | 534.3 | 1,471.8 | 2,375.2 |
Attending tertiary in May 2000 | 253.1 | 290.1 | 136.9 | 680.1 |
Not attending tertiary in May 2000 | 116.0 | 244.2 | 1,335.0 | 1,695.1 |
Did not complete highest level of school | 232.1 | 262.4 | 3,549.2 | 4,043.8 |
Attending tertiary in May 2000 | 89.9 | 36.3 | 112.0 | 238.1 |
Not attending tertiary in May 2000(c) | 142.2 | 226.1 | 3,437.4 | 3,805.7 |
Still at school | 678.0 | *1.8 | *3.9 | 683.7 |
Total | 1,338.3 | 1,342.7 | 9,971.6 | 12,652.7 |
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(a) Includes persons who never attended school.
(b) Includes persons who never attended school.
(c) Includes persons whose study was not intended to result in a recognised educational qualification.
Source: Transition from Education to Work, Australia (6227.0). |
Graph 10.41 shows the proportions of males and females with each category of recognised post-school qualifications at May 2000. While a greater proportion of women had basic vocational and undergraduate diploma level qualifications than did men, the reverse was the case for skilled vocational qualifications.