Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Australia
Australia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 5.0% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Australia, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Australia stood at 5.0%.
The figure is down 17.1% on the previous year and up 4.0% 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 41st of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 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% |
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 | 5.1% | 4.2% | 6.1% | 6 |
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 5.0% in 2018, 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 41st out of 97 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes in the reference year.