The charts show what Australian school leavers did immediately after leaving secondary school. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

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activities that Australian

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pursued right after they left their secondary schools in the

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years 1980, 1990 and 2000.

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pursuing

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education and working were the two main choices for Australian

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unemployment played a minor part in all the

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mentioned years mentioned. Working after finishing school was the only option for them that increased in popularity during the period. Among the

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destinations, the number of unemployed

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was the least at only 10% of the total graduates in 1980.

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saw an increase to 12% in 1990, it fell back to 8% in 2000. Meanwhile, continuing higher education and taking a job took turns in order of being the most popular option for school leavers. In detail, half of all

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leaving secondary school decided higher academic pursuit to be their first preference in 1980 but

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choice became less attractive in the following years with 38% and 37% continuing their

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studies in 1990 and 2000, respectively.

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, only 40% of

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graduating from secondary schools took a job right away in 1980 but

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proportion increased to 50% in 1990 and reached a peak of 55% in the final year.