The chart illustrates what Australian school graduaters did immediately after finishing high school between 1980 and 2000.
Overall, the percentage of students, continued their the study showed higher figures over the period. While students who stay unemlpoyment after leaving school, the proportion of students who decided to get a job increased over the given 20 years. However, working after finishing school was the most preferred among students.
There was a considerable difference between unemployed and employed Australian students, with respective figures standing at 10% and 50% in 1980. Moreover, unemployment rates drop slightly from 10% in 1980 and to 8% in 2000, and peak at 12% in 1990. Conversely the gradual rise was observed in the proportion of students who work employed, reaching the largest figures at 55 percentages, and stood out among students between 1980 and 2000.
As for further education was almost equally, popular among students groups with about 37% in 2000. Whereas the figures dipped significantly from 50% in 1980 to 37% in 2000. Making it the second most common choice.