As of May 2022, people with a Bachelor degree or higher accounted for approximately 37 percent of the 13.5 million people in the Australian workforce. Meanwhile, around 29 percent of the Australian workforce held no post-school qualification.
Share of workforce in Australia as of May 2022, by qualification level
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Department of Employment (Australia). (January 5, 2023). Share of workforce in Australia as of May 2022, by qualification level [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/786475/australia-workforce-share-by-qualification-level/
Department of Employment (Australia). "Share of workforce in Australia as of May 2022, by qualification level." Chart. January 5, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/786475/australia-workforce-share-by-qualification-level/
Department of Employment (Australia). (2023). Share of workforce in Australia as of May 2022, by qualification level. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/786475/australia-workforce-share-by-qualification-level/
Department of Employment (Australia). "Share of Workforce in Australia as of May 2022, by Qualification Level." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/786475/australia-workforce-share-by-qualification-level/
Department of Employment (Australia), Share of workforce in Australia as of May 2022, by qualification level Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/786475/australia-workforce-share-by-qualification-level/ (last visited June 13, 2024)
Share of workforce in Australia as of May 2022, by qualification level [Graph], Department of Employment (Australia), January 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/786475/australia-workforce-share-by-qualification-level/