The three pie charts compare the proportion of school leavers in Australia who went into employment, further education or remained unemployed over a 20-year period from 1980 to 2000.
Overall, it is clear that employment was most common category over the period, whereas the percentage of students continuing their education decreased. Meanwhile, unemployed remained the smallest category with slight fluctuate.
Looking at the details, half of students who leave their secondary school choose to pursue further education at the beginning of the period. In contrast, 40% entered employment, while only 10% was unemployed.
By 1990, employment had overtaken further education as the most popular choice. 50% of school leavers found job, accounting for grew of 10% points compared with initial year. When it comes to the percentage of continuing their studies declined gradually to 38%, while unemployment rose moderately from 10% to only 12%.
Regarding the final year, the proportion of employed graduates indicated upward trend to 55%, the largest figure shown in the charts. Conversely, the proportion of students pursuing further education experienced a marginal fall of 1%. Similarly, unemployment dropped to only 8%, making it the lowest percentage across the entire timeframe.