The bar chart provides data on what Australian students did after graduating secondary school in 1980,1990 and 2000. Overall, the majority of graduates who chose to work after graduation, while some graduates preferred further education. A small fraction of students was unemployed throughout the period.
In 1980, many students who chose to have further education after graduating the school, constituting 50% of the bar chart, while the other remaining graduates preferred working, with the figure standing at 40%. Only 10% of students neither worked nor studied after leaving school.
Looking at the next decade, the figures reversed, the figure for employed students accounted for the highest figure, at 50%, followed by students who persuaded learning, the percentage of unemployed students was the least, at 12%.
In the last decade, the number of students who chose to work increased by 5%, reaching 55%, whereas the number of graduates decided to have further education fell to 37%. The figure for students preferred staying unemployed remained the least proportion throughout the period, standing at 8%.