Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Australia
Australia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts was 10.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Australia, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Australia recorded 10.0% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Australia peaked at 16.5% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2023.
That places Australia 49th out of 123 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 tertiary education graduating from Arts in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 16.5% | — |
| 2000 | 15.4% | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 12.6% | -18.4% |
| 2003 | 12.5% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 12.5% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 12.2% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 11.5% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 11.7% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 11.4% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 11.1% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 10.7% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 10.8% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 11.7% | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 11.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 13.5% | +14.6% |
| 2019 | 11.6% | -13.7% |
| 2020 | 10.5% | -9.2% |
| 2021 | 10.2% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 10.1% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 10.0% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.5% | 16.5% | 16.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.5% | 11.4% | 15.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 10.7% | 13.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 10.0% | 10.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More education data for Australia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 104,110 (1992)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 316,638 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 292,593 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.65 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4362 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0835 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Australia?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Australia was 10.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.5% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2023.
- How does Australia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
- Australia ranks 49th out of 123 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Arts and Humanities programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release