The chart illustrates the percentage of Australian secondary school students who were school leavers and pursued unemployment, employment further education in 3 years.
Overall, from 1980 to 2000, the proportion of Australian students who lacked employment rose, while the opposite trend was true for those pursuing higher education and lacking employment
In 1980, half of school leavers chose to continue further education. After a period of a decade, this figure dropped to 38% and remained stable at 37% in 2000. The figure for those who were unemployed was the smallest. This figure witnessed a slight increase from 10% in 1980 to 12% in 1990 before decreasing to 8% in 2000.
On the other hand, students who chose to receive a job after graduation witnessed an increase from 40 to 55% after 2 decades, which is the largest among the remaining groups.
