Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Australia
Australia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 10.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Australia, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Australia recorded 10.1% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
That represents a change of up 14.3% on the previous year and up 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Australia peaked at 11.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2011.
Australia ranks 65th of 126 countries on this measure, 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 in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 11.1% | — |
| 2000 | 11.8% | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 9.8% | -16.3% |
| 2003 | 9.8% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 9.6% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 9.7% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 9.1% | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 8.8% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 8.6% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 7.5% | -12.7% |
| 2013 | 7.7% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 7.7% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | +12.0% |
| 2017 | 10.0% | +16.1% |
| 2018 | 8.6% | -13.6% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 8.1% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 7.8% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 8.8% | +13.2% |
| 2023 | 10.1% | +14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.1% | 11.1% | 11.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 8.6% | 11.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 7.5% | 10.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 7.8% | 10.1% | 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 10.1% 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 11.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2011.
- How does Australia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Australia ranks 65th out of 126 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 31.8%. 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 Education programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release