The pie chart depicts what Australia did immediately after graduating from secondary school.
Overall, the proportion of employed school leaves saw an upward trend and became the highest percentage, while the figure for further education experienced a steady decrease. Meanwhile, the proportion for unemployed students fluctuated slightly throughout the period.
In 1980, further education was the most common choice, accounting for 50% of all secondary school graduates, while the figure for employed school leavers took the second position with 40%. In 1990, the proportion of further education decreased significantly to 38% after which fell to 37% in 2000. An opposite trend could be seen in the figure for employed school leavers. Specifically, it increased to 50% and became the largest proportion in 1990. After ten years, this figure rose slightly by 5%.
Unemployed school leavers accounted for the lowest proportion throughout the period. This figure started at 10% in 1980 and rose to 12% in 1990 before dropping to 8% in 2000.
