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Higher education completion

What is being tracked?

Measure: Proportion of students with disability who complete a higher education qualification

This measure is part of the Participation in tertiary education priority of the Strategy. This priority is about supporting people with disability participate in and complete additional education after high school.

The desired outcome is that more students with disability complete a higher education qualification.

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Outcome area: Education and learning Priority: Participation in tertiary education

  • Baseline value

    51%(2016–2021 cohort)

  • Latest value

    51%(2016–2021 cohort)

Status not known yet more data from after the Strategy started are needed

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Trends

Has the proportion of students with disability who complete a higher education qualification increased over time?

The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of students with disability (aged 15 and over) who complete a higher education qualification. Data for cohorts 2005–2010 to 2016–2021 are used. For cohort 2016–2021, 51% of students with disability completed a higher education qualification, compared with 55% for cohort 2005–2010.

Source: Higher Education Statistics Collection (HESC) | Data source overview

State and territory

Does the proportion of students with disability who complete a higher education qualification vary between states and territories?

The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of students with disability (aged 15 and over) who complete a higher education qualification, grouped by Australian states and territories. For cohort 2016–2021, 55% of students with disability in Victoria completed a higher education qualification, compared with 39% in the Northern Territory.

Source: Higher Education Statistics Collection (HESC) | Data source overview

Population groups

How this measure varies by…

  • Does the proportion of students with disability who complete a higher education qualification vary for First Nations people and non-Indigenous Australians?

    The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of students with disability (aged 15 and over) who complete a higher education qualification, by Indigenous status. For cohort 2016–2021, 36% of First Nations students with disability completed a higher education qualification, compared with 51% of non-Indigenous students.

    Source: Higher Education Statistics Collection (HESC) | Data source overview

  • Does the proportion of students with disability who complete a higher education qualification vary by gender?

    The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of students with disability (aged 15 and over) who complete a higher education qualification, for males and females. For cohort 2016–2021, 49% of male students with disability completed a higher education qualification, compared with 51% of females.

    Source: Higher Education Statistics Collection (HESC) | Data source overview

  • Does the proportion of students with disability who complete a higher education qualification vary by age?

    The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of students with disability (aged 15 and over) who complete a higher education qualification, grouped by age. For cohort 2016–2021, 56% of students with disability aged 15–24 completed a higher education qualification, compared with 38% in both the 45–64 and 65 and over age group.

    Source: Higher Education Statistics Collection (HESC) | Data source overview

  • Does the proportion of students with disability who complete a higher education qualification vary by language background?

    The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of students with disability (aged 15 and over) who complete a higher education qualification, by language background. For cohort 2016–2021, 51% of students from an English-speaking background (ESB) with disability completed a higher education qualification, compared with 59% among the students from a non-English speaking background (NESB).

    Source: Higher Education Statistics Collection (HESC) | Data source overview

  • Does the proportion of students with disability who complete a higher education qualification vary by remoteness?

    The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of students with disability (aged 15 and over) who complete a higher education qualification, grouped by remoteness. For cohort 2016–2021, in major cities, 52% of students with disability completed a higher education qualification, compared with 42% in remote and very remote areas.

    Source: Higher Education Statistics Collection (HESC) | Data source overview

  • Does the proportion of students with disability who complete a higher education qualification vary by disability group?

    The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of students with disability (aged 15 and over) who complete a higher education qualification, by disability group. For cohort 2016–2021, of students with vision disability, 56% completed a higher education qualification, compared with 46% of students with mobility disability.

    Source: Higher Education Statistics Collection (HESC) | Data source overview

Where did these data come from?

Data on higher education completion come from administrative data collected by the Australian Government Department of Education.

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