Data dictionary - Higher education completion - Education and learning - Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Attributes

Outcome area	Education and learning
Priority	Participation in tertiary education
Measure	Proportion of students with disability who complete a higher education qualification.
Most recent data	2021
Baseline data	2021
Population	Domestic students of higher education with disability.
Numerator	The number of domestic students of higher education with disability who complete their qualification.
Denominator	The number of domestic students of higher education with disability.
Computation description	The number of domestic students of higher education with disability who complete their qualification, divided by the number of domestic students of higher education with disability. Expressed as a percentage.
Computation	100 × (Numerator ÷ Denominator)
Notes	Completion rates are for commencing students in a given year who completed their study within a 6-year period. For example, cohort 2016–2021 are students commencing in 2016 who completed their study in any year between 2016 and 2021. Includes domestic onshore students aged 15 and over only. Includes Table A (Public universities) and Table B (Private universities that receive Commonwealth assistance) providers only. The data collection method for Higher Education student data changed in 2020, including changes to detailed disability categories.

Source Name	Higher Education Statistics Collection (HESC)

Measure	Higher education completion