The given pie charts detail the proportion of Australian secondary school graduates who were unemployed, employed or pursuing further education, in 1980, 1990, and 2000. Overall, from 1980 to 2000, the proportion of Australian students who were employed grew, while there as a decline in both the proportion of those pursuing higher levels of education and those who were unemployed.
In 1980, half of the Australian secondary school leavers chose to continue their education. After a 10- year period, this number dropped to only 38% and remained almost unchanged in 2000. Meanwhile, the figures for those who were unemployment were the smallest, at only 10% in 1980, 12% in 1990, and finally dropping back down to 8% in 2000.
On the other hand, over the years Australia saw an increase in the percentage of students who received a job after graduation from secondary school, from 40% in 1980 to 55% in 2000, which was the largest figure among all examined categories.
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