One of the Albanese government’s top priorities in education is to see more Australians graduating from university.
It has set a target of 80% of the workforce having a university degree or TAFE qualification by 2050, up from 60% today.
A key part of this will be raising participation rates for people from underrepresented backgrounds. Australians from low socioeconomic backgrounds make up 25% of the population, but only represent 17% undergraduate enrolments in higher education.
