Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology in Australia

Australia: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology was 82.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
82.6%
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
22nd
of 98 countries
All-time high
83.1%
in 2011
All-time low
77.0%
in 2002
Years of data
15
1999–2018

Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology in Australia, 1999–2018

0204060801999200820181999: 79.2 %2000: 79.7 %2002: 77 %2003: 77.4 %2005: 77.8 %2006: 79.6 %2007: 80.7 %2008: 81.4 %2009: 82.5 %2011: 83.1 %2013: 82.8 %2014: 82.2 %2015: 82.3 %2017: 81.6 %2018: 82.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science, technology in Australia stood at 82.6%.

The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science, technology in Australia peaked at 83.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 77.0%, in 2002.

Australia ranks 22nd of 98 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 79.2% 79.2% 79.2% 1
2000s 79.5% 77.0% 82.5% 8
2010s 82.4% 81.6% 83.1% 6

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 19 Ecuador 84.1% compare
  2. 20 Ghana 83.6%
  3. 21 Bahrain 82.7% compare
  4. 23 Uruguay 82.5% compare
  5. 24 Netherlands 82.5% compare
  6. 25 United States 82.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science, technology in Australia?
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than science, technology in Australia was 82.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science, technology recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 83.1% in 2011.
What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science, technology recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 77.0% in 2002.
How does Australia rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science, technology?
Australia ranks 22nd out of 98 countries with data for 2018.
Is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science, technology rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
98 places, 1,156 data points, 1998–2020
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in the reference year.