Men | ||||||||||||||
Highest educational qualification | Classification | Total | ||||||||||||
Trainee | Graduate | APS 1 | APS 2 | APS 3 | APS 4 | APS 5 | APS 6 | EL 1 | EL 2 | SES 1 | SES 2 | SES 3 | ||
Doctorate | . | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 52 | 345 | 555 | 606 | 47 | 30 | 3 | 1686 |
Masters | 3 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 113 | 299 | 380 | 1071 | 1395 | 1022 | 198 | 63 | 16 | 4639 |
Postgraduate diploma | . | 5 | 27 | 18 | 92 | 210 | 275 | 722 | 848 | 505 | 123 | 24 | 6 | 2855 |
Bachelor degree | 14 | 93 | 112 | 110 | 544 | 1242 | 1506 | 3219 | 3211 | 1643 | 287 | 102 | 17 | 12100 |
Undergraduate diploma | 3 | . | 16 | 28 | 77 | 150 | 121 | 213 | 166 | 73 | 9 | . | . | 856 |
Associate diploma | 10 | . | 41 | 52 | 287 | 591 | 504 | 803 | 519 | 164 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2987 |
Skilled vocational qualification | 6 | . | 21 | 37 | 140 | 205 | 166 | 299 | 166 | 51 | 5 | 1 | . | 1097 |
Basic vocational qualification | 3 | . | 16 | 13 | 42 | 65 | 56 | 84 | 40 | 16 | 3 | 1 | . | 339 |
Year 12 | 12 | . | 88 | 97 | 349 | 624 | 564 | 801 | 638 | 242 | 40 | 13 | 2 | 3470 |
Year 11 | 1 | . | 22 | 23 | 47 | 77 | 73 | 77 | 42 | 11 | 3 | . | . | 376 |
Year 10 | . | . | 51 | 47 | 87 | 153 | 125 | 121 | 72 | 20 | 3 | 1 | . | 680 |
Less than year 10 | . | . | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | . | 54 |
No data | 245 | 211 | 518 | 1399 | 3869 | 5237 | 4117 | 6002 | 4473 | 1854 | 318 | 110 | 29 | 28382 |
Total men | 297 | 339 | 946 | 1863 | 5665 | 8887 | 7951 | 13762 | 12130 | 6209 | 1048 | 350 | 74 | 59521 |
Women | ||||||||||||||
Highest educational qualification | Classification | Total | ||||||||||||
Trainee | Graduate | APS 1 | APS 2 | APS 3 | APS 4 | APS 5 | APS 6 | EL 1 | EL 2 | SES 1 | SES 2 | SES 3 | ||
Doctorate | . | 2 | 2 | . | 7 | 27 | 59 | 285 | 313 | 230 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 975 |
Masters | . | 18 | 33 | 23 | 121 | 355 | 469 | 1340 | 1377 | 798 | 188 | 49 | 12 | 4783 |
Postgraduate diploma | . | 4 | 68 | 27 | 114 | 343 | 396 | 1176 | 1157 | 574 | 97 | 26 | 3 | 3985 |
Bachelor degree | 9 | 84 | 203 | 180 | 730 | 2070 | 1986 | 4760 | 3739 | 1476 | 285 | 61 | 16 | 15599 |
Undergraduate diploma | 4 | . | 34 | 45 | 96 | 228 | 166 | 254 | 192 | 64 | 4 | 1 | . | 1088 |
Associate diploma | 6 | . | 100 | 96 | 389 | 1843 | 942 | 1125 | 554 | 153 | 11 | 1 | . | 5220 |
Skilled vocational qualification | 4 | . | 52 | 79 | 244 | 634 | 276 | 345 | 153 | 44 | 5 | . | . | 1836 |
Basic vocational qualification | 3 | . | 118 | 46 | 148 | 251 | 157 | 163 | 68 | 11 | 1 | . | . | 966 |
Year 12 | 9 | . | 187 | 184 | 556 | 1407 | 893 | 1182 | 630 | 215 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 5300 |
Year 11 | . | . | 75 | 40 | 142 | 292 | 135 | 114 | 61 | 12 | 2 | . | . | 873 |
Year 10 | 1 | . | 157 | 116 | 269 | 624 | 280 | 327 | 139 | 36 | 3 | . | . | 1952 |
Less than year 10 | . | . | 21 | 4 | 19 | 51 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 1 | . | . | 143 |
No data | 251 | 225 | 917 | 1984 | 7869 | 11751 | 6712 | 7967 | 4963 | 1844 | 297 | 66 | 16 | 44862 |
Total women | 287 | 333 | 1967 | 2824 | 10704 | 19876 | 12489 | 19055 | 13355 | 5460 | 952 | 223 | 57 | 87582 |
Total | ||||||||||||||
Highest educational qualification | Classification | Total | ||||||||||||
Trainee | Graduate | APS 1 | APS 2 | APS 3 | APS 4 | APS 5 | APS 6 | EL 1 | EL 2 | SES 1 | SES 2 | SES 3 | ||
Doctorate | . | 4 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 56 | 111 | 630 | 868 | 836 | 80 | 42 | 8 | 2661 |
Masters | 3 | 46 | 58 | 49 | 235 | 654 | 849 | 2412 | 2772 | 1820 | 386 | 112 | 28 | 9424 |
Postgraduate diploma | . | 9 | 95 | 45 | 206 | 553 | 671 | 1898 | 2007 | 1079 | 220 | 50 | 9 | 6842 |
Bachelor degree | 23 | 177 | 315 | 290 | 1274 | 3314 | 3493 | 7981 | 6950 | 3119 | 572 | 163 | 33 | 27704 |
Undergraduate diploma | 7 | . | 50 | 73 | 173 | 378 | 287 | 468 | 358 | 137 | 13 | 1 | . | 1945 |
Associate diploma | 16 | . | 141 | 148 | 676 | 2435 | 1446 | 1928 | 1073 | 317 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 8208 |
Skilled vocational qualification | 10 | . | 73 | 116 | 384 | 839 | 442 | 644 | 319 | 95 | 10 | 1 | . | 2933 |
Basic vocational qualification | 6 | . | 134 | 59 | 190 | 316 | 213 | 247 | 108 | 27 | 4 | 1 | . | 1305 |
Year 12 | 21 | . | 275 | 281 | 905 | 2031 | 1457 | 1983 | 1268 | 457 | 65 | 20 | 7 | 8770 |
Year 11 | 1 | . | 97 | 63 | 189 | 369 | 208 | 191 | 103 | 23 | 5 | . | . | 1249 |
Year 10 | 1 | . | 208 | 163 | 356 | 777 | 405 | 448 | 211 | 56 | 6 | 1 | . | 2632 |
Less than year 10 | . | . | 29 | 11 | 27 | 56 | 30 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | . | 197 |
No data | 500 | 436 | 1435 | 3388 | 11762 | 16998 | 10832 | 13970 | 9438 | 3698 | 615 | 176 | 45 | 73293 |
Total | 588 | 672 | 2913 | 4692 | 16394 | 28776 | 20444 | 32822 | 25489 | 11669 | 2000 | 573 | 131 | 147163 |
Source: APSED |
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Table 27: All employees: highest educational qualification by base classification and gender, 31 December 2018
Last reviewed:
29 March 2019