The pie charts show what school leavers in Australia did immediately after leaving secondary school, from 1980 to 2000. Overall, the proportion of employed people made up the preponderance, whereas unemployed consistently recorded the lowest figures. While percentage of employed students showed an upward trend, further education and unemployed declined over time.
In 1980, the proportion of people with further education accounted for a half, after it recorded a decline, reaching 38%, which was 12% decrease in 1990. From this point, this figure witnessed a merge drop to 37% in 2000. Those who became employed recorded an uninterrupted rise, up from 40% to whopping 55% after two decades.
As for unemployed students, this figure comprised only tenth of total graduated students in 1980. In the next decade, the trajectory witnessed a growth to 12% before reaching a merge 8% in 2000.