Australia vs United States: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math
Australia
17.4%
in 2018
United States
17.9%
in 2016
Australia rank
75th
United States rank
72nd
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math over time
- Australia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 17.9% against 17.4% in Australia, a difference of 0.5%.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 75th and United States ranks 72nd of 98 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.8% | 17.7% | 3.1% | Australia |
| 2000s | 20.1% | 16.7% | 3.4% | Australia |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 16.2% | 1.0% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math, Australia or United States?
- United States, at 17.9% against 17.4% in Australia as of 2016.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math between Australia and United States?
- 0.5%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.
- How do Australia and United States rank globally for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math?
- Australia ranks 75th and United States ranks 72nd of 98 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes 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.