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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 United StatesUnited States 16.61 million 2002
2 ChinaChina 15.19 million 2002
3 IndiaIndia 11.3 million 2002
4 RussiaRussia 8.15 million 2002
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 4.88 million 2002
5 JapanJapan 3.98 million 2002
6 BrazilBrazil 3.58 million 2002
7 IndonesiaIndonesia 3.44 million 2002
8 South KoreaSouth Korea 3.22 million 2003
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 2.54 million 2002
9 PhilippinesPhilippines 2.43 million 2002
10 GermanyGermany 2.33 million 2002
11 UkraineUkraine 2.3 million 2002
12 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 2.29 million 2002
13 ThailandThailand 2.25 million 2003
14 MexicoMexico 2.24 million 2002
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 2.23 million 2002
15 EgyptEgypt 2.15 million 2002
16 FranceFrance 2.12 million 2002
17 ArgentinaArgentina 2.03 million 2002
18 PolandPoland 1.98 million 2002
19 TurkeyTurkey 1.92 million 2002
20 ItalyItaly 1.91 million 2002
21 SpainSpain 1.84 million 2002
22 IranIran 1.71 million 2002
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 1.42 million 2002
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 1.41 million 1990
23 CanadaCanada 1.19 million 2001
24 AustraliaAustralia 1.01 million 2002
25 ColombiaColombia 989,745 2002
26 VenezuelaVenezuela 983,217 2002
27 NigeriaNigeria 947,538 2002
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 932,302 2002
28 BangladeshBangladesh 877,335 2002
29 PeruPeru 831,345 2002
30 VietnamVietnam 797,086 2002
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 756,107.71 2002
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 731,478.38 2002
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 683,316.65 2002
31 AlgeriaAlgeria 682,775 2002
32 South AfricaSouth Africa 675,160 2002
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 648,790.45 1990
33 RomaniaRomania 643,911 2002
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 641,982.54 2002
34 MalaysiaMalaysia 632,309 2002
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 624,817.17 2002
35 KazakhstanKazakhstan 603,072 2002
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 590,767.67 2002
36 ChileChile 567,114 2003
37 GreeceGreece 561,468 2002
38 BurmaBurma 555,060 2001
39 NetherlandsNetherlands 526,767 2002
40 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 525,344 2002
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 502,207.07 1984
41 BelarusBelarus 488,650 2002
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 443,516.45 1987
42 SwedenSweden 414,657 2002
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 412,563.6 1998
43 PakistanPakistan 401,056 2002
44 PortugalPortugal 400,831 2002
45 UzbekistanUzbekistan 393,910 2002
46 HungaryHungary 390,453 2002
47 North KoreaNorth Korea 390,000 1987
48 LibyaLibya 375,028 2002
49 BelgiumBelgium 374,532 2002
50 MoroccoMorocco 335,755 2002
51 IraqIraq 317,993 2001
52 BoliviaBolivia 311,015 2002
53 IsraelIsrael 301,326 2002
54 FinlandFinland 291,664 2002
55 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 287,001 2002
56 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 286,954 2002
57 TunisiaTunisia 263,414 2002
58 CubaCuba 235,997 2002
59 BulgariaBulgaria 230,513 2002
60 AustriaAustria 229,802 2002
61 SyriaSyria 215,734 1994
62 EcuadorEcuador 213,496 1996
63 NorwayNorway 212,395 2002
64 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 208,689 2000
65 SudanSudan 204,114 1999
66 DenmarkDenmark 201,746 2002
67 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 201,128 2002
68 JordanJordan 186,189 2002
69 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 185,965 2002
70 New ZealandNew Zealand 184,808 2002
71 IrelandIreland 181,557 2002
72 YemenYemen 173,130 1999
73 EthiopiaEthiopia 172,111 2003
74 LithuaniaLithuania 167,606 2002
75 Hong KongHong Kong 159,254 2002
76 SlovakiaSlovakia 158,089 2002
77 GeorgiaGeorgia 155,453 2002
78 ParaguayParaguay 146,892 2002
79 LebanonLebanon 144,050 2002
80 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 137,171 1981
81 NepalNepal 124,817 2002
82 CroatiaCroatia 121,722 2002
83 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 121,156 2002
84 LatviaLatvia 118,944 2002
85 PanamaPanama 117,601 2002
86 MoldovaMoldova 114,238 2002
87 El SalvadorEl Salvador 113,366 2002
88 GuatemalaGuatemala 111,739 2002
89 SloveniaSlovenia 101,458 2002
90 NicaraguaNicaragua 100,363 2002
91 KenyaKenya 98,607 2001
92 UruguayUruguay 98,520 2002
93 MongoliaMongolia 98,031 2002
94 TajikistanTajikistan 97,466 2002
95 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 96,681 1998
96 HondurasHonduras 96,612 2001
97 SingaporeSingapore 92,140 1996
98 CameroonCameroon 81,318 2002
99 ArmeniaArmenia 79,321 2002
100 Costa RicaCosta Rica 77,283 2002
101 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 76,000 1990
102 UgandaUganda 74,090 2002
103 GhanaGhana 69,968 2003
104 United Arab EmiratesUAE 68,182 2002
105 Sri LankaSri Lanka 63,660 1995
106 EstoniaEstonia 63,625 2002
107 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 60,341 1998
108 ZimbabweZimbabwe 55,689 2003
109 JamaicaJamaica 45,770 2002
110 LiberiaLiberia 44,107 1999
111 AlbaniaAlbania 43,600 2002
112 CambodiaCambodia 43,210 2002
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 39,701.55 1985
113 MadagascarMadagascar 32,593 2002
114 KuwaitKuwait 32,320 1998
115 TanzaniaTanzania 31,049 2002
116 SenegalSenegal 29,303 1998
117 MaliMali 28,332 2002
118 LaosLaos 28,117 2002
119 MacauMacau 26,272 2002
120 ZambiaZambia 24,553 2000
121 AfghanistanAfghanistan 24,333 1990
122 RwandaRwanda 20,393 2002
123 OmanOman 19,864 2001
124 BahrainBahrain 19,079 2002
125 BeninBenin 18,753 1999
126 CyprusCyprus 18,272 2002
127 MauritiusMauritius 16,764 2002
128 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 16,054 2002
129 SomaliaSomalia 15,672 1986
130 TogoTogo 15,171 1999
131 NigerNiger 13,854 2001
132 NamibiaNamibia 13,536 2002
133 IcelandIceland 13,347 2002
134 AngolaAngola 12,566 2002
135 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 12,456 2002
136 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 12,316 2002
137 BurundiBurundi 11,915 2002
138 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 9,859 1998
139 Holy See (Vatican City)Vatican City 9,389 1998
140 MozambiqueMozambique 9,303 1999
141 MauritaniaMauritania 9,198 2002
142 BotswanaBotswana 9,161 2002
143 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 9,041 2001
144 MaltaMalta 8,946 2002
145 GuineaGuinea 8,272 1997
146 BarbadosBarbados 7,979 2000
147 FijiFiji 7,908 1991
148 QatarQatar 7,826 2002
149 GabonGabon 7,473 1998
150 East TimorEast Timor 6,349 2001
151 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 6,323 1999
152 HaitiHaiti 6,288 1985
153 LesothoLesotho 6,108 2002
154 ChadChad 5,901 1999
155 EritreaEritrea 5,755 2002
156 SwazilandSwaziland 5,369 2002
157 SurinameSuriname 5,186 2001
158 GuyanaGuyana 4,848 2002
159 MalawiMalawi 4,565 2002
160 BruneiBrunei 4,418 2002
161 GuamGuam 4,257 1988
162 The BahamasThe Bahamas 3,960 1994
163 LuxembourgLuxembourg 3,077 2002
164 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 2,924 1992
165 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 2,760 1995
166 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 2,285 2001
167 Cape VerdeCape Verde 2,215 2002
168 BermudaBermuda 1,960 2001
169 BhutanBhutan 1,893 2001
170 ComorosComoros 1,707 2002
171 ArubaAruba 1,672 2002
172 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 1,510 1998
173 SamoaSamoa 1,179 2001
174 The GambiaThe Gambia 1,169 1998
175 DjiboutiDjibouti 1,134 2003
176 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 1,003 1999
177 San MarinoSan Marino 942 1999
178 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 909 1988
179 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 903 2001
180 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 761 1985
181 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 677 1989
182 VanuatuVanuatu 675 2001
183 GrenadaGrenada 535 1983
184 BelizeBelize 527 2002
=185 PalauPalau 484 2001
=185 DominicaDominica 484 1992
187 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 463 1999
188 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 440 2002
189 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 394 1992
190 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 390 2000
191 TongaTonga 380 2001
192 Cook IslandsCook Islands 360 1980
193 AndorraAndorra 306 2002
194 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 301 1991
195 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 183 2001
196 SeychellesSeychelles 144 1980
197 Saint HelenaSaint Helena 37 1981
198 AnguillaAnguilla 12 2002
199 Turks and Caicos IslandsTurks+ 9 2002

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Interesting observations about Education > Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level

  • All of the top 2 countries by education enrolment by level > tertiary level are Cold countries'.
  • United States has had the highest education enrolment by level > tertiary level since 1980.
  • Turks and Caicos Islands has ranked last for education enrolment by level > tertiary level since 1998.
  • 3 of the top 4 countries by education enrolment by level > tertiary level are Emerging markets'.
  • 2 of the top 3 countries by education enrolment by level > tertiary level are Former British Colonies'.
  • India has ranked in the top 3 for education enrolment by level > tertiary level since 1980.
  • 15 of the top 26 countries by education enrolment by level > tertiary level are Christian.
  • China has ranked in the top 3 for education enrolment by level > tertiary level since 1991.
  • 98 of the top 185 countries by education enrolment by level > tertiary level are Hot countries.
  • Russia has ranked in the top 4 for education enrolment by level > tertiary level since 1980.
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