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Education > Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level > Per capita: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.

CONTENTS

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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 LibyaLibya 67.95 per 1,000 people 2002
2 South KoreaSouth Korea 67.37 per 1,000 people 2003
3 MacauMacau 58.22 per 1,000 people 2002
4 United StatesUnited States 57.61 per 1,000 people 2002
5 RussiaRussia 56.1 per 1,000 people 2002
6 FinlandFinland 56.08 per 1,000 people 2002
7 ArgentinaArgentina 53.84 per 1,000 people 2002
8 PolandPoland 51.88 per 1,000 people 2002
9 AustraliaAustralia 51.54 per 1,000 people 2002
10 GreeceGreece 51.1 per 1,000 people 2002
11 SloveniaSlovenia 50.88 per 1,000 people 2002
12 LatviaLatvia 50.87 per 1,000 people 2002
13 BelarusBelarus 49.23 per 1,000 people 2002
14 LithuaniaLithuania 48.31 per 1,000 people 2002
15 UkraineUkraine 47.64 per 1,000 people 2002
16 New ZealandNew Zealand 46.92 per 1,000 people 2002
17 EstoniaEstonia 46.83 per 1,000 people 2002
18 NorwayNorway 46.8 per 1,000 people 2002
19 SwedenSweden 46.47 per 1,000 people 2002
20 IcelandIceland 46.34 per 1,000 people 2002
21 IrelandIreland 46.18 per 1,000 people 2002
22 IsraelIsrael 45.86 per 1,000 people 2002
23 SpainSpain 44.55 per 1,000 people 2002
24 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 42.3 per 1,000 people 1981
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 40.67 per 1,000 people 2002
25 KazakhstanKazakhstan 40.59 per 1,000 people 2002
26 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 40.28 per 1,000 people 2002
27 MongoliaMongolia 40.04 per 1,000 people 2002
28 VenezuelaVenezuela 38.99 per 1,000 people 2002
29 PortugalPortugal 38.66 per 1,000 people 2002
30 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 38.58 per 1,000 people 2002
31 HungaryHungary 38.44 per 1,000 people 2002
32 PanamaPanama 38.4 per 1,000 people 2002
33 CanadaCanada 38.37 per 1,000 people 2001
34 DenmarkDenmark 37.54 per 1,000 people 2002
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 37.46 per 1,000 people 2002
35 LebanonLebanon 37.23 per 1,000 people 2002
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 37.14 per 1,000 people 2002
36 JordanJordan 36.96 per 1,000 people 2002
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 36.91 per 1,000 people 2002
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 36.69 per 1,000 people 2002
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 36.51 per 1,000 people 2002
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 36.41 per 1,000 people 2002
37 BelgiumBelgium 36.25 per 1,000 people 2002
38 BoliviaBolivia 35.91 per 1,000 people 2002
39 ThailandThailand 35.66 per 1,000 people 2003
40 FranceFrance 35.56 per 1,000 people 2002
41 ChileChile 35.55 per 1,000 people 2003
42 GeorgiaGeorgia 33.69 per 1,000 people 2002
43 ItalyItaly 33.48 per 1,000 people 2002
44 GuamGuam 33.19 per 1,000 people 1988
45 NetherlandsNetherlands 32.62 per 1,000 people 2002
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 31.91 per 1,000 people 2002
46 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 31.76 per 1,000 people 2002
47 BermudaBermuda 31.38 per 1,000 people 2001
48 JapanJapan 31.26 per 1,000 people 2002
49 PeruPeru 31.06 per 1,000 people 2002
50 PhilippinesPhilippines 30.84 per 1,000 people 2002
51 EgyptEgypt 30.81 per 1,000 people 2002
52 BarbadosBarbados 29.99 per 1,000 people 2000
53 UruguayUruguay 29.78 per 1,000 people 2002
54 RomaniaRomania 29.53 per 1,000 people 2002
55 SlovakiaSlovakia 29.39 per 1,000 people 2002
56 BulgariaBulgaria 29.29 per 1,000 people 2002
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 28.48 per 1,000 people 2002
57 AustriaAustria 28.43 per 1,000 people 2002
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 28.36 per 1,000 people 2002
58 MoldovaMoldova 28.33 per 1,000 people 2002
59 GermanyGermany 28.3 per 1,000 people 2002
60 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 28.14 per 1,000 people 2002
61 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 27.59 per 1,000 people 1992
62 TurkeyTurkey 27.55 per 1,000 people 2002
63 BahrainBahrain 27.41 per 1,000 people 2002
64 CroatiaCroatia 27.39 per 1,000 people 2002
65 TunisiaTunisia 26.93 per 1,000 people 2002
66 ParaguayParaguay 26.39 per 1,000 people 2002
67 MalaysiaMalaysia 26.38 per 1,000 people 2002
68 IranIran 26.16 per 1,000 people 2002
69 ArmeniaArmenia 26.01 per 1,000 people 2002
70 CyprusCyprus 25.72 per 1,000 people 2002
71 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 25.65 per 1,000 people 2000
72 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 25.53 per 1,000 people 2002
73 SingaporeSingapore 25.11 per 1,000 people 1996
74 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 24.33 per 1,000 people 2002
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 24.09 per 1,000 people 2002
75 Hong KongHong Kong 23.46 per 1,000 people 2002
76 ColombiaColombia 23.01 per 1,000 people 2002
77 MaltaMalta 22.59 per 1,000 people 2002
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 22.38 per 1,000 people 1998
78 MexicoMexico 22.37 per 1,000 people 2002
79 AlgeriaAlgeria 21.76 per 1,000 people 2002
80 CubaCuba 21.09 per 1,000 people 2002
81 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 20.72 per 1,000 people 1990
82 North KoreaNorth Korea 20.59 per 1,000 people 1987
83 BrazilBrazil 20.01 per 1,000 people 2002
84 NicaraguaNicaragua 19.87 per 1,000 people 2002
85 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 18.98 per 1,000 people 1995
86 Costa RicaCosta Rica 18.86 per 1,000 people 2002
87 EcuadorEcuador 18.42 per 1,000 people 1996
88 United Arab EmiratesUAE 18.16 per 1,000 people 2002
89 JamaicaJamaica 17.49 per 1,000 people 2002
90 El SalvadorEl Salvador 17.38 per 1,000 people 2002
91 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 16.48 per 1,000 people 2001
92 IndonesiaIndonesia 16.25 per 1,000 people 2002
93 KuwaitKuwait 15.95 per 1,000 people 1998
94 UzbekistanUzbekistan 15.59 per 1,000 people 2002
95 TajikistanTajikistan 15.43 per 1,000 people 2002
96 LiberiaLiberia 15.16 per 1,000 people 1999
97 SyriaSyria 15.02 per 1,000 people 1994
98 South AfricaSouth Africa 14.9 per 1,000 people 2002
99 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 14.83 per 1,000 people 2002
100 HondurasHonduras 14.68 per 1,000 people 2001
101 The BahamasThe Bahamas 14.44 per 1,000 people 1994
102 AlbaniaAlbania 14.17 per 1,000 people 2002
103 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 14.04 per 1,000 people 1998
104 MauritiusMauritius 13.85 per 1,000 people 2002
105 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 13 per 1,000 people 2001
106 BruneiBrunei 12.64 per 1,000 people 2002
107 ChinaChina 11.86 per 1,000 people 2002
108 SurinameSuriname 11.85 per 1,000 people 2001
109 IraqIraq 11.84 per 1,000 people 1999
110 MoroccoMorocco 11.5 per 1,000 people 2002
111 BurmaBurma 11.49 per 1,000 people 2001
112 QatarQatar 11.4 per 1,000 people 2002
113 FijiFiji 10.84 per 1,000 people 1991
114 IndiaIndia 10.77 per 1,000 people 2002
115 VietnamVietnam 10 per 1,000 people 2002
116 YemenYemen 9.96 per 1,000 people 1999
117 GuatemalaGuatemala 9.54 per 1,000 people 2002
118 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 9.52 per 1,000 people 2002
119 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 9.47 per 1,000 people 1992
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 9.21 per 1,000 people 1987
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 8.88 per 1,000 people 1984
120 East TimorEast Timor 8.06 per 1,000 people 2001
121 OmanOman 8.04 per 1,000 people 2001
122 NigeriaNigeria 7.21 per 1,000 people 2002
123 LuxembourgLuxembourg 6.94 per 1,000 people 2002
124 NamibiaNamibia 6.91 per 1,000 people 2002
125 DominicaDominica 6.73 per 1,000 people 1992
126 SamoaSamoa 6.58 per 1,000 people 2001
127 BangladeshBangladesh 6.55 per 1,000 people 2002
128 GuyanaGuyana 6.49 per 1,000 people 2002
129 SudanSudan 6.34 per 1,000 people 1999
130 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 6.25 per 1,000 people 1989
131 GabonGabon 6.15 per 1,000 people 1998
132 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 6.04 per 1,000 people 1998
133 GrenadaGrenada 5.98 per 1,000 people 1983
134 CameroonCameroon 5.26 per 1,000 people 2002
135 LaosLaos 5.21 per 1,000 people 2002
136 BotswanaBotswana 5.17 per 1,000 people 2002
137 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 4.97 per 1,000 people 1985
138 SwazilandSwaziland 4.93 per 1,000 people 2002
139 NepalNepal 4.89 per 1,000 people 2002
140 Cape VerdeCape Verde 4.69 per 1,000 people 2002
141 ZimbabweZimbabwe 4.33 per 1,000 people 2003
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 4.13 per 1,000 people 1985
142 TongaTonga 3.77 per 1,000 people 2001
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 3.52 per 1,000 people 1987
143 Sri LankaSri Lanka 3.51 per 1,000 people 1995
144 VanuatuVanuatu 3.46 per 1,000 people 2001
145 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 3.41 per 1,000 people 2002
146 LesothoLesotho 3.39 per 1,000 people 2002
147 GhanaGhana 3.3 per 1,000 people 2003
148 BhutanBhutan 3.3 per 1,000 people 2001
149 MauritaniaMauritania 3.28 per 1,000 people 2002
150 CambodiaCambodia 3.26 per 1,000 people 2002
151 KenyaKenya 3.14 per 1,000 people 2001
152 ComorosComoros 3.03 per 1,000 people 2002
153 SenegalSenegal 2.98 per 1,000 people 1998
154 TogoTogo 2.92 per 1,000 people 1999
155 UgandaUganda 2.85 per 1,000 people 2002
156 PakistanPakistan 2.77 per 1,000 people 2002
157 BeninBenin 2.69 per 1,000 people 1999
158 EthiopiaEthiopia 2.51 per 1,000 people 2003
159 SomaliaSomalia 2.42 per 1,000 people 1986
160 RwandaRwanda 2.37 per 1,000 people 2002
161 ZambiaZambia 2.29 per 1,000 people 2000
162 MaliMali 2.29 per 1,000 people 2002
163 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 2.29 per 1,000 people 1999
164 SeychellesSeychelles 2.24 per 1,000 people 1980
165 BelizeBelize 1.99 per 1,000 people 2002
166 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 1.95 per 1,000 people 1998
167 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 1.93 per 1,000 people 2001
168 MadagascarMadagascar 1.9 per 1,000 people 2002
169 BurundiBurundi 1.75 per 1,000 people 2002
170 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 1.7 per 1,000 people 1999
171 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 1.51 per 1,000 people 1991
172 EritreaEritrea 1.49 per 1,000 people 2002
173 DjiboutiDjibouti 1.48 per 1,000 people 2003
174 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 1.33 per 1,000 people 2002
175 AfghanistanAfghanistan 1.28 per 1,000 people 1987
176 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 1.28 per 1,000 people 2001
177 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 1.26 per 1,000 people 1998
178 NigerNiger 1.14 per 1,000 people 2001
179 GuineaGuinea 1.07 per 1,000 people 1997
180 HaitiHaiti 1.03 per 1,000 people 1985
181 The GambiaThe Gambia 0.947 per 1,000 people 1998
182 TanzaniaTanzania 0.872 per 1,000 people 2002
183 AngolaAngola 0.86 per 1,000 people 2002
184 ChadChad 0.742 per 1,000 people 1999
185 MozambiqueMozambique 0.531 per 1,000 people 1999
186 MalawiMalawi 0.378 per 1,000 people 2002
187 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 0.349 per 1,000 people 1999

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