The given pie charts show the proportion of Australia secondary school graduates who were unemployed, employed or further education in 1980, 1990 and 2000.
Overall, from 1980 to 2000, the proportion of Australian students who were unemployed grew while the opposite trend was true for those pursuing higher levels of education and those who were unemployed.
In 1980, half of leavers chose to continue further education. After the period of ten years, this figure dropped by 38%, and remained stable in 2000, at 37%. Meanwhile, students who were unemployed were the smallest, at only 10% in 1980, 12% in 1990, and finally dropping back at 8% in the year 2000.
On the other hand, overall all the given years, Australian students witnessed an increase in the percentage of students who received a job after graduation from 40% to 55%, which was the largest figure among all examined categories.
