Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Australia
Australia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Australia, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Australia recorded 1.4% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 43.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Australia peaked at 2.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2021.
Australia ranks 96th of 124 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.1% | — |
| 2000 | 1.9% | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | +24.8% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | -15.9% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | -20.3% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | +24.9% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | +14.7% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | -45.5% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | +29.4% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | -14.5% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -12.2% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.6% | 2.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More education data for Australia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 105,469 (1999)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 99.61 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.6% (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 1.4% 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 2.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2021.
- How does Australia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Australia ranks 96th out of 124 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 down 43.7%. 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 Services programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release