Percentage of graduates … Percentage Natural Mathematics Statistics in Australia
Australia: Percentage of graduates … Percentage Natural Mathematics Statistics was 4.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Australia, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Australia stood at 4.8%.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Australia peaked at 7.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2011.
Australia ranks 51st of 123 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 … Percentage Natural Mathematics Statistics in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7.3% | — |
| 2000 | 6.7% | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 4.7% | -29.5% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 4.8% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 4.5% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 4.6% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | +33.9% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 5.0% | -17.1% |
| 2019 | 4.8% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 4.7% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 4.8% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 4.8% | +1.5% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 4.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.7%, 1.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Australia's 4.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.5%, 1.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of graduates … Percentage Natural Mathematics Statistics in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +33.9% | 4.6% | 6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.3% | 7.3% | 7.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 4.5% | 6.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 4.2% | 6.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 4.7% | 4.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More education data for Australia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.9 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.88 (2024)
- 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)
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 4.8% 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 7.3% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2011.
- How does Australia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Australia ranks 51st out of 123 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 8.1%. 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 Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release