Australia vs Singapore: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Australia
29.2%
in 2023
Singapore
29.9%
in 2023
Australia rank
44th
Singapore rank
42nd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Australia
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 29.9% against 29.2% in Australia, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Singapore ahead.
Australia ranks 44th and Singapore ranks 42nd of 122 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Singapore in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 32.2% | 34.5% | 2.3% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 31.8% | 30.8% | 1.0% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Australia or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 29.9% against 29.2% in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Australia and Singapore?
- 0.7%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Singapore?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Singapore rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Australia ranks 44th and Singapore ranks 42nd of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law programmes, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release