From 2000 to 2021, the number of women in Australia who hold a bachelor degree or higher almost doubled to 36.2 percent of women aged 15 to 64. The overall proportion of women who have a bachelor degree has been increasing steadily year on year.
Proportion of women with a bachelor degree or above in Australia from 2000 to 2021
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (November 9, 2021). Proportion of women with a bachelor degree or above in Australia from 2000 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1178025/australia-share-of-women-with-a-bachelor-degree-or-above/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Proportion of women with a bachelor degree or above in Australia from 2000 to 2021." Chart. November 9, 2021. Statista. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1178025/australia-share-of-women-with-a-bachelor-degree-or-above/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Proportion of women with a bachelor degree or above in Australia from 2000 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1178025/australia-share-of-women-with-a-bachelor-degree-or-above/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Proportion of Women with a Bachelor Degree or above in Australia from 2000 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1178025/australia-share-of-women-with-a-bachelor-degree-or-above/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Proportion of women with a bachelor degree or above in Australia from 2000 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1178025/australia-share-of-women-with-a-bachelor-degree-or-above/ (last visited April 19, 2024)
Proportion of women with a bachelor degree or above in Australia from 2000 to 2021 [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, November 9, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1178025/australia-share-of-women-with-a-bachelor-degree-or-above/