Australia vs ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)

Australia
6.79 % change on previous year
in 2024
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
4.38 % change on previous year
in 2021
Australia rank
50th
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank
53rd

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) over time

  • Australia
  • ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
0204060197119972024

How they compare

Australia currently reports 6.79 % change on previous year against 4.38 % change on previous year in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), a difference of 2.41 % change on previous year.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.6 times ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)'s.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 50th and ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 53rd of 189 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) Difference Ahead
1970s 6.58 % change on previous year 3.63 % change on previous year 2.95 % change on previous year Australia
1980s 3.36 % change on previous year 3.63 % change on previous year 0.2737 % change on previous year ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
1990s 12.76 % change on previous year 3.23 % change on previous year 9.53 % change on previous year Australia
2010s -1.3 % change on previous year 3.95 % change on previous year 5.26 % change on previous year ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
2020s -1.84 % change on previous year 4.53 % change on previous year 6.37 % change on previous year ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), Australia or ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
Australia, at 6.79 % change on previous year against 4.38 % change on previous year in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Australia and ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
2.41 % change on previous year, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
33 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
How do Australia and ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Australia ranks 50th and ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 53rd of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
410 places, 17,230 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.