Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Australia
Australia: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 0.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Australia, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.4% for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Australia peaked at 0.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2011.
That places Australia 84th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Australia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.4% | — |
| 2000 | 0.4% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More education data for Australia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 105,469 (1999)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 99.61 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Australia?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Australia was 0.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2011.
- How does Australia rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Australia ranks 84th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release