Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in SDG: Australia and New Zealand
SDG: Australia and New Zealand: Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) was 79.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in SDG: Australia and New Zealand, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Australia and New Zealand recorded 79.4% for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in 2024.
The figure is down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in SDG: Australia and New Zealand peaked at 85.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 52.6%, in 1999.
That places SDG: Australia and New Zealand 1st out of 190 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in SDG: Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 52.6% | — |
| 2000 | 59.1% | +12.2% |
| 2001 | 61.0% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 63.9% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 57.1% | -10.6% |
| 2004 | 62.3% | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 70.2% | +12.8% |
| 2006 | 70.1% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 70.3% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 71.4% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 72.6% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 72.9% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 76.5% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 78.6% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 83.7% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 70.1% | -16.3% |
| 2016 | 70.7% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 71.4% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 71.7% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 73.6% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 72.5% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 83.1% | +14.6% |
| 2022 | 85.4% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 79.4% | -7.0% |
| 2024 | 79.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.6% | 52.6% | 52.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 65.8% | 57.1% | 72.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.3% | 70.1% | 83.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.9% | 72.5% | 85.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Australia and New Zealand
More education data for SDG: Australia and New Zealand
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.52 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.722 % change on previous year (2000)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 126,112 (2000)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0007 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 363,629 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 335,435 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) in SDG: Australia and New Zealand was 79.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 85.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) recorded in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.6% in 1999.
- How does SDG: Australia and New Zealand rank for gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7)?
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand ranks 1st out of 190 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (isced 6 and 7) rising or falling in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Australia and New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) in tertiary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release