In 2021, 48.6 percent of people aged 25 to 34 years old in major cities in Australia held a bachelor degree or higher. This was around double the proportion of people in this age group with a tertiary education in regional and remote areas outside of the major cities.
Proportion of people aged 25-34 years with a bachelor degree or higher in Australia in 2021, by remoteness areas
Characteristic
Number of students
Major cities
48.6%
Inner regional
26.8%
Outer regional, remote and very remote
20.5%
Australia average
43.5%
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Universities Australia. (May 22, 2023). Proportion of people aged 25-34 years with a bachelor degree or higher in Australia in 2021, by remoteness areas [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 16, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1137691/australia-share-of-20-34yo-with-bachelor-degree-or-higher-by-remoteness/
Universities Australia. "Proportion of people aged 25-34 years with a bachelor degree or higher in Australia in 2021, by remoteness areas." Chart. May 22, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1137691/australia-share-of-20-34yo-with-bachelor-degree-or-higher-by-remoteness/
Universities Australia. (2023). Proportion of people aged 25-34 years with a bachelor degree or higher in Australia in 2021, by remoteness areas. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1137691/australia-share-of-20-34yo-with-bachelor-degree-or-higher-by-remoteness/
Universities Australia. "Proportion of People Aged 25-34 Years with a Bachelor Degree or Higher in Australia in 2021, by Remoteness Areas." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1137691/australia-share-of-20-34yo-with-bachelor-degree-or-higher-by-remoteness/
Universities Australia, Proportion of people aged 25-34 years with a bachelor degree or higher in Australia in 2021, by remoteness areas Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1137691/australia-share-of-20-34yo-with-bachelor-degree-or-higher-by-remoteness/ (last visited April 16, 2025)
Proportion of people aged 25-34 years with a bachelor degree or higher in Australia in 2021, by remoteness areas [Graph], Universities Australia, May 22, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1137691/australia-share-of-20-34yo-with-bachelor-degree-or-higher-by-remoteness/
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