Australia vs Germany: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Australia
10.1%
in 2023
Germany
9.8%
in 2024
Australia rank
54th
Germany rank
57th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Australia
- Germany
How they compare
Australia currently reports 10.1% against 9.8% in Germany, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 54th and Germany ranks 57th of 121 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.6% | 3.7% | 3.9% | Australia |
| 2000s | 12.0% | 4.0% | 8.0% | Australia |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 7.6% | 0.7% | Australia |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 8.3% | 3.1% | 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 Germany?
- Australia, at 10.1% against 9.8% in Germany as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Australia and Germany?
- 0.3%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Germany?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Germany rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Australia ranks 54th and Germany ranks 57th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Information and Communication Technologies programmes, male (%). 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