PARTICIPATION

This section on Participation includes the Key and Related series for the following Indicators:

Participation and retention
Participation in a non-school qualification
Work related learning



PARTICIPATION AND RETENTION



Key series

EDUCATION PARTICIPATION RATE (a)(b)(c), 15-24 years
	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Males	56.2	56.1	56.5	59.7	57.8	58.1	58.4	59.7	(r)59.1	59.5
Females	58.1	57.5	57.9	58.1	58.3	59.6	60.3	61.9	(r)61.1	62.7

(a) In 2013 and 2014 education data is restricted to formal study (study for a qualification). Prior years data includes some people who may have been studying for a non-formal qualification. For more information see Glossary (Education).
(b) Males and females participating in education as proportion of persons aged 15-24 years for each sex.
(c) Persons permanently unable to work are excluded.

(r) revised (to be consistent with data for all other years, 2013 data has been revised to now exclude persons permanently unable to work).

Source: ABS data available on request, Survey of Education and Work.





Related series

APPARENT RETENTION RATE FOR FULL-TIME SCHOOL STUDENTS (a)(b), Year 10 to Year 12 and Year 7/ 8 to Year 12
	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Year 10 to Year 12
Males	72.4	71.5	71.0	70.6	70.4	72.1	74.1	75.5	75.5	77.4
Females	82.3	81.6	81.4	80.8	81.0	81.5	82.9	83.7	83.3	84.1
Year 7/ 8 to Year 12 (c)
Males	70.4	69.9	69.0	68.8	68.9	70.8	73.2	74.6	75.8	77.8
Females	81.4	81.0	80.7	80.1	80.5	81.4	83.0	84.3	84.3	85.6

(a) For definition of Apparent Retention Rate, see Glossary (Education).
(b) Relatively small changes in student numbers can create apparently large movements in apparent retention rates, particularly those apparent retention rates calculated for small populations.
(c) Year 7 is the first year of secondary school in New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory and Year 8 is first year of secondary school in Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia.

Source: ABS Schools, Australia, 2013 (cat. no. 4221.0)




PARTICIPATION IN A NON-SCHOOL QUALIFICATION



Key series

ENROLMENT IN BACHELOR DEGREE OR ABOVE (a)(b)(c), 18-24 years
	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Males	22.0	21.3	23.2	23.7	24.0	23.3	23.9	26.8	(r)25.8	25.0
Females	29.6	28.1	28.2	29.0	30.5	30.7	31.4	32.5	(r)32.6	34.2

(a) For more information see Bachelor Degree or above in Glossary (Education).
(b) Males and females enrolled in Bachelor Degree and above, as a proportion of persons aged 18-24 years for each sex.
(c) Persons permanently unable to work are excluded.

(r) revised (to be consistent with data for all other years, 2013 data has been revised to now exclude persons permanently unable to work).

Source: ABS data available on request, Survey of Education and Work.





Related series

ENROLMENT IN ADVANCED DIPLOMA, DIPLOMA, CERTIFICATE III/ IV (a)(b), 18-24 years
	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Males	14.4	14.9	14.7	16.9	14.7	15.9	15.7	14.7	(r)15.0	15.9
Females	9.9	8.6	9.6	10.3	9.7	10.5	11.1	11.5	(r)11.5	11.0

(a) Males and females enrolled in Advanced Diploma, Diploma, Certificate III/ IV as a proportion of persons aged 18-24 years.
(b) Persons permanently unable to work are excluded.

(r) revised (to be consistent with data for all other years, 2013 data has been revised to now exclude persons permanently unable to work).

Source: ABS data available on request, Survey of Education and Work.

ENROLMENT IN APPRENTICESHIPS AND TRAINEESHIPS (a)(b), 15-24 years
				2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014
				%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Males				16.1	13.6	14.1	13.7	13.6	13.6	13.4
Females				4.0	3.7	2.9	3.3	3.8	2.4	1.9

(a) Excludes Australian school-based apprenticeships.
(b) Males and females enrolled in apprenticeships and traineeships, as a proportion of employed persons aged 15-24 years for each sex.

Source: ABS data available on request, Survey of Education and Work.

ENROLMENT IN A NON-SCHOOL QUALIFICATION (a)(b)(c), 15-64 years
	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014
	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Males	11.5	10.9	11.2	12.2	12.0	12.6	12.5	12.6	(r)12.5	12.6
Females	12.9	12.5	12.9	12.7	13.7	14.5	14.9	14.9	(r)15.0	15.4

(a) Males and females enrolled in a non-school qualification as a proportion of persons aged 15-64 years for each sex.
(b) Includes 'Certificate not further defined' and 'Level not determined'.
(c) Persons permanently unable to work are excluded.

(r) revised (to be consistent with data for all other years, 2013 data has been revised to now exclude persons permanently unable to work).

Source: ABS data available on request, Survey of Education and Work.




WORK-RELATED LEARNING




Key series

PARTICIPATION IN WORK-RELATED LEARNING IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS (a)(b), 20-64 years
										2013
										%
Males										40.7
Females										41.4

(a) Includes participation in both formal and non-formal work-related learning.
(b) Males and females participating in work-related learning as a proportion of persons aged 20-64 years for each sex.

Source: ABS data available on request, ABS Survey of Work-Related Training and Adult Learning, Australia, 2013.



Definitions of the concepts presented above can be found in the Education Glossary (under the Explanatory Notes tab). More detailed information can be found in the Education Data Cube (under the Downloads tab).