Australia vs Singapore: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Australia
4.8%
in 2023
Singapore
5.0%
in 2023
Australia rank
51st
Singapore rank
49th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Australia
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 5.0% against 4.8% in Australia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 51st and Singapore ranks 49th of 123 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.3% | 5.5% | 0.3% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 5.2% | 0.4% | Singapore |
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 5.0% against 4.8% in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Australia and Singapore?
- 0.2%, 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 51st and Singapore ranks 49th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, both sexes (%). 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