Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Australia
Australia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.3% in 2023. ▬ Flat
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 0.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 46.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Australia peaked at 0.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2014.
That places Australia 75th out of 114 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Australia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.3% | — |
| 2000 | 0.3% | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -21.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -11.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +17.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +9.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +16.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More education data for Australia
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.4362 % change on previous year (2024)
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 0.3% 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 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2014.
- How does Australia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Australia ranks 75th out of 114 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 46.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Information and Communication Technologies 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