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Possible indicators for this dimension are:
CHARACTERISTIC: Stock of Skilled People
INDICATORS:
CHARACTERISTIC: Flow of Skilled People
INDICATORS:
- Literacy and numeracy rates for children under 15 years
- Participation in secondary and tertiary education, proportion of relevant age group
Source:
ABS Education, Training and Information Technology (Survey of)
The National Schools Statistics Collection
OECD Education at a Glance
- Graduates in science, IT and engineering as a proportion of total number of graduates.
Source:
Department of Education, Science and Training/The Higher Education Student Data Collection
The National Centre for Vocational Education Research
- Graduate outcomes by qualification, employment status, field of study and occupation
Source:
ABS Education and Work (Survey of)
Graduate Careers Council of Australia
The National Centre for Vocational Education Research
OECD Education at a Glance
- Proportion of labour force in vocational training and apprenticeships
Source:
ABS Education and Work (Survey of)
- Immigration and emigration of skilled adults
Source:
ABS Cat. no. 3412.0 - Migration, Australia
CHARACTERISTIC: Investment in Human Capital
INDICATORS:
- Total expenditure on education, as a proportion of GDP, by source of funding
Source:
ABS Australian National Accounts
ABS Government Finance Statistics
OECD Education at a Glance
- Expenditure on education by government, as a proportion of GDP, by education sector
Source:
The National Schools Statistics Collection
ABS Government Finance Statistics
Department of Education, Science and Training The Higher Education Finance Collection
- Government expenditure per capita on government schools by education sector
Source:
ABS Government Finance Statistics, Education, Australia
The National Schools Statistics Collection
ABS Australian National Accounts
OECD Education at a Glance
- Income and expenditure of non-government schools, by level of education
Source:
The National Schools Statistics Collection
- Business expenditure on training and vocational education
Source:
ABS Training Expenditure and Practices Survey
- Private expenditure on education
Source:
ABS Government Finance Statistics
CHARACTERISTIC: Lifelong Learning and Access to education and Training
INDICATORS:
- Adult literacy levels: proportion of the population at International Adult Literacy Level (IAL) three or above.
Source:
ABS Aspects of Literacy (Survey of)
- Proportion of population aged 15-64 in formal education by field of study and age
- Proportion of population aged 15-64 undertaking work-related training
Source:
ABS Education, Training and Information Technology (Survey of)
- Expected number of years spent in education and training
Source:
OECD Education at a Glance
- Proportion of undergraduate university applicants not receiving an offer through state admission centres
Source:
Department of Education, Science and Training/The Higher Education Student Data Collection
- Unmet demand for education by labour force characteristics
Source:
ABS Education, Training and Information Technology (Survey of)
- Visits to public library facilities per capita
Source:
ABS Libraries, Museums and the Arts
Apparent gaps in available statistics for this dimension include:
- Lack of currency of some indicators, for example, statistics on adult literacy are in respect of 1996
- Number and type of tertiary courses offered by distance education
- Information on ICT facilities in educational institutions
- Indicators on the quality of the education system (for instance, recognition of Australian qualifications overseas)
- Indicators of skill shortages in particular fields
Relevant indicators are also shown under other dimensions. They include:
- International mobility of human capital (Innovation and entrepreneurship)
- International mobility of students (Innovation and entrepreneurship)
- Federal government financial support for science and innovation (Innovation and entrepreneurship)
- Use of ICT by children at school (ICT)
- Use of ICT by teachers (ICT)
- Use of ICT for an education purpose (ICT)
- Relative earnings of employees by level of educational attainment (Economic and social impacts)
- Unemployment rates and duration by level of educational attainment (Economic and social impacts).
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