Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Australia
Australia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Australia, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Australia is 1.7%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Australia peaked at 1.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2005.
That places Australia 35th out of 121 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Australia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.6% | — |
| 2000 | 1.6% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More education data for Australia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Australia?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Australia was 1.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2005.
- How does Australia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Australia ranks 35th out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Education programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release