Australia vs SDG: Eastern Asia: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)

Australia
1.83 million
in 2024
SDG: Eastern Asia
68.23 million
in 2024
Australia rank
29th
SDG: Eastern Asia rank
29th

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

  • Australia
  • SDG: Eastern Asia
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How they compare

SDG: Eastern Asia currently reports 68.23 million against 1.83 million in Australia, a difference of 66.40 million.

That makes SDG: Eastern Asia's figure about 37.2 times Australia's.

Across all 38 years both countries report, SDG: Eastern Asia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 29th and SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 29th of 200 countries.

SDG: Eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia SDG: Eastern Asia Difference Ahead
1970s 254,992 3.95 million 3.69 million SDG: Eastern Asia
1980s 371,985 7.09 million 6.71 million SDG: Eastern Asia
1990s 805,471 11.28 million 10.48 million SDG: Eastern Asia
2010s 1.81 million 52.70 million 50.89 million SDG: Eastern Asia
2020s 1.74 million 63.95 million 62.21 million SDG: Eastern Asia

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 SDG: Eastern Asia?
SDG: Eastern Asia, at 68.23 million against 1.83 million in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Australia and SDG: Eastern Asia?
66.40 million, with SDG: Eastern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and SDG: Eastern Asia?
38 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Australia and SDG: Eastern Asia rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Australia ranks 29th and SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 29th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), gaps filled. 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), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
421 places, 19,011 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) with 690 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.