Mining graduate levels in long-term decline
Number of graduates from four-year mineral and mining engineering degrees
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
500
Australia
Canada
US
2015 graduate levels follow a 2011 peak level in enrolments, which corresponds with a 2011 peak in commodity prices