FIRST QUALIFICATION
In 2009, 3.6 million men (64% of men) and 3.5 million women (60% of women) aged 25-64 years had attained a non-school qualification over their lifetime. Approximately one-third of these people had attained a Bachelor degree (32%) and one-third a Certificate III/IV (34%) as their first qualification. A smaller proportion of people with a qualification had attained an Advanced Diploma or Diploma (20%), or Certificate I/II (13%) as their first qualification. A very small proportion of people with a qualification (2%) reported postgraduate awards as their first qualification.
The level at which people attained their first non-school qualification was associated with gender, particularly in vocational education. The proportion of men aged 25-64 years who had attained a Certificate III/IV as their first qualification (28%) was twice that of women of this age (14%), largely due to the high number of men who undertake trade qualifications. Conversely, the proportion of women (15%) who attained an Advanced Diploma/Diploma as their first qualification was higher than the proportion of men (9%). Likewise, a higher proportion of women (6%) than men (10%) had attained a Certificate I/II as their first qualification. A similar proportion of women (21%) and men (19%) had attained a Bachelor degree as their first qualification.
PEOPLE AGED 25-64 YEARS, LEVEL OF FIRST QUALIFICATION - 2009
(a) Data are as reported by respondents.
Source: ABS 2009 Survey of Education and Training
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