Australia vs United States of America: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology
Australia
82.6%
in 2018
United States of America
82.1%
in 2016
Australia rank
22nd
United States of America rank
25th
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology over time
- Australia
- United States of America
How they compare
Australia currently reports 82.6% against 82.1% in United States of America, a difference of 0.5%.
Across all 12 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 22nd and United States of America ranks 25th of 98 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.2% | 82.0% | 2.8% | United States of America |
| 2000s | 79.8% | 83.2% | 3.4% | United States of America |
| 2010s | 82.6% | 83.8% | 1.2% | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from programmes other than science, technology, Australia or United States of America?
- Australia, at 82.6% against 82.1% in United States of America as of 2018.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from programmes other than science, technology between Australia and United States of America?
- 0.5%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States of America?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.
- How do Australia and United States of America rank globally for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science, technology?
- Australia ranks 22nd and United States of America ranks 25th of 98 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in the reference year.