6227.0 - Education and Work, Australia, May 2004
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 02/12/2004
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MEDIA RELEASE
Over half of all Australians now have qualifications More than half of all Australians aged 15 to 64 years now have non-school qualifications*, according to results released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The results show that in May 2004, 51% or 6,699,200 Australians aged 15 to 64 years had at least one non-school qualification (e.g. bachelor degree, TAFE certificate), up from 39% in May 1994. The increase was mainly in people whose highest non-school qualification was a bachelor degree or above (12% in 1994 to 19% in 2004). The survey also showed that people with qualifications tended to have better employment outcomes. Of people with a non-school qualification, 81% were employed, compared to 61% without a non-school qualification. Furthermore, employed people with a non-school qualification were more likely to work full-time (77%), than those without (64%). Of the 2,333,200 people aged 15 to 64 years studying for a qualification in May 2004, 28% were studying for a bachelor degree. Just under one-quarter (24%) of these were aged 15 to 19 years, and 48% were aged 20 to 24 years. In May 2004, approximately 357,600 people were enrolled in study leading to a qualification and had not been enrolled in 2003. Of this group, 58% were female. Just under one-third (32%) were aged 25 to 34 years and 21% were aged 20 to 24 years. Further details are available in Education and Work, Australia, May 2004 (cat. no. 6227.0). (*) Media Note: Non-school qualification refers to educational attainments other than school education, specifically post graduate degree, graduate diploma, graduate certificate, bachelor degree, advanced diploma, diploma, and all certificate levels. Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.
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