9. The Stolen Generation

9.15. Education and Employment

About 62% of Indigenous students finished year 12 or equivalent in 2014-15, compared to 86% of non-Indigenous Australians. This is an improvement on previous years.

The proportion of 20–64 year olds with or working towards post-school qualifications has also increased (from 26% in 2002 to 42% in 2014-15).

The employment to population rate for Indigenous 15–64 year olds was around 48% in 2014-15, compared to 75% for non-Indigenous Australians.