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HUMAN CAPITAL INDICATORS

A summary of the Human Capital indicators is presented below.

A more detailed view of each indicator (including more detailed data, definitions etc.) can be found by clicking on the indicator description shown below. Please note that the description of many of the indicators in this view has been shortened to fit. In such cases, the more detailed view for those indicators contains their full description.

Abbreviations used on this page may be found in the Framework release, see Abbreviations (cat. no. 1375.0). They are also explained in the detailed view of each indicator.

CHARACTERISTIC: STOCK OF SKILLED PEOPLE
					%	period	%	period
Proportion of all persons aged 15-64 with a non-school qualification
	Bachelor degree or above				10.1	1993	18.1	2003
Knowledge workers as a proportion of employed persons					35.5	1997	39.2	2004
					person years	period	person years	period
Researchers devoted to R&D					43,174	1990-91	71,613	2002-03
Highest non-school qualification of employed persons by occupation
Main field of highest non-school qualification by labour force status
CHARACTERISTIC: FLOW OF SKILLED PEOPLE
					%	period	%	period
Participation in secondary and tertiary education
		Persons aged 15-19			73.4	1993	77.5	2003
					% employed	period	% employed	period
Graduate employment outcomes by qualification
		All university graduates			62.0	1991	67.0	2001
CHARACTERISTIC: LIFELONG LEARNING AND ACCESS TO EDUCATION AND TRAINING
					%	period	%	period
Proportion of population aged 15-64 in formal education							18.6	2003
Visits to public library facilities, per capita					4.8	1996-97	5.2	1999-2000
					'000	period	'000	period
Unmet demand for education by labour force characteristics
	Applied for a course of study and unable to gain placement				78.8	2002	81.6	2003