For more information on school retention and completion, see:
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Figure 1: Proportion of persons aged 20–24 with Year 12 or equivalent, or non-school qualification at Certificate III level or above, by remoteness area, 2018
This horizontal bar chart shows that the proportion of persons aged 20-24 with Year 12 or equivalent, or non-school qualification at Certificate III level or above, varies by remoteness area. Major cities: 91.0%, Inner regional: 82.0%, Outer regional: 80.9%, Remote and Very Remote: 67.7%.
Figure 2: Proportion of 15-year olds expecting to complete university, OECD countries, 2015
This horizontal bar chart shows the proportion of 15-year-olds expecting to complete university across 35 OECD countries. In 2015, the proportions ranged from 17.4% in the Netherlands to 76.0% in the USA.