The given charts depict what Australian students did after leaving secondary school in 1980, 1990, and in 2000.
Overall, it can be seen that a significant percentage of school leavers were employed in 1990 and 2000, while a very small proportion of students were unemployed in each period.
Looking at the details more closely, 50% of students continued their education, and 40% of students started working directly. In addition, 10% of students were enemployed in that year. By comparison, in 1990, the percentage of students who started working after secondary school grew to 50%. Meanwhile, the proportion of students who continued with futher education fell to 38%, whereas this figure for unemployed students increased to 12%.
By 2000, the percentage of school leavers who were employed after leaving school rose to 55%, which was the largest figure in the overall graph. However, the proportion of school leavers who continued their studies and unemployed ones did not change much. Specifically, the figure for unemployed students declined to 8%, and the figure for students who pursued higher-education decreased to just 37%.