Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Australia
Australia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.6% 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 1.6% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and down 37.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Australia peaked at 2.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2015.
Australia ranks 91st of 122 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 from tertiary education graduating from in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.9% | — |
| 2000 | 1.9% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | +16.3% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | -17.7% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | +13.9% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -56.0% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | +68.3% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | -15.5% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -14.9% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.1% | 2.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 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 1.6% 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 2.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2015.
- How does Australia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Australia ranks 91st out of 122 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 37.9%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release