Australia vs ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438): Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes

Australia
1.83 million
in 2024
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
82.73 million
in 2024
Australia rank
29th
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank
27th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes over time

  • Australia
  • ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
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How they compare

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) currently reports 82.73 million against 1.83 million in Australia, a difference of 80.90 million.

That makes ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)'s figure about 45.1 times Australia's.

Across all 38 years both countries report, ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 29th and ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 27th of 200 countries.

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) Difference Ahead
1970s 254,992 10.18 million 9.93 million ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
1980s 371,985 11.22 million 10.85 million ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
1990s 805,471 16.18 million 15.37 million ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
2010s 1.81 million 64.55 million 62.74 million ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
2020s 1.74 million 76.33 million 74.59 million ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes, Australia or ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), at 82.73 million against 1.83 million in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes between Australia and ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
80.90 million, with ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
38 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Australia and ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
Australia ranks 29th and ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 27th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 18,321 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release