Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Australia
Australia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Australia, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Australia stood at 0.2%.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Australia peaked at 0.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2015.
That places Australia 84th out of 121 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 in Australia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.3% | — |
| 2000 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -10.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -13.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More education data for Australia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3914 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0406 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4786 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0429 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.4191 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 105,469 (1999)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8279 % change on previous year (1999)
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 0.2% 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 0.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2015.
- How does Australia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Australia ranks 84th 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 1.9%. 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 Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction 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