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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

    54.9%(2016–2021 cohort)

  • Latest value

    55.3%(2018–2023 cohort)

No change the latest data are similar to the baseline

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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 2018–2023 are used. For cohort 2018–2023, 55% of students with disability completed a higher education qualification, compared with 59% for cohort 2005–2010. The baseline used to track change over time was 55% for the 2016–2021 cohort.

Percentages in the report are generally rounded to whole numbers except for those less than 10% which are rounded to one decimal place. Where rounding to whole numbers would obscure differences between the baseline and the latest results, percentages are also rounded to one decimal place across the trend.

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 2018–2023, 61% of students with disability in Victoria and 48% in Queensland completed a higher education qualification.

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 2018–2023, 41% of First Nations students with disability and 56% of non-Indigenous students with disability completed a higher education qualification.

    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 2018–2023, 53% of male students with disability completed a higher education qualification, compared with 56% 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 2018–2023, 61% of students with disability aged 15–24 completed a higher education qualification, compared with 41% in the 45–64 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 2018–2023, 55% of students from an English-speaking background (ESB) with disability completed a higher education qualification, compared with 63% 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 2018–2023, 57% of students with disability completed a higher education qualification in major cities, compared with 50% in both inner regional areas and 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 2018–2023, 59% of students with vision completed a higher education qualification, compared with 53% of students with both mobility and other.

    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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