Percentage of graduates … adjusted Natural Mathematics Statistics in Australia
Australia: Percentage of graduates … adjusted Natural Mathematics Statistics was 0.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
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 0.8%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Australia peaked at 0.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2015.
Australia ranks 81st of 116 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 … adjusted Natural Mathematics Statistics in Australia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.8% | — |
| 2000 | 0.8% | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | +14.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | +0.8% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9%, 85% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.0%, 83% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 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 0.8% 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 0.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2015.
- How does Australia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Australia ranks 81st out of 116 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 2.5%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release