How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Australia?

32 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.

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.

Arab World vs Australia: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes

Arab World

11.44 million number

in 2019

Australia

1.68 million number

in 2018

Arab World rank

30th

Australia rank

27th

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

Arab World
Australia

How they compare

Arab World currently reports 11.44 million number against 1.68 million number in Australia, a difference of 9.76 million number.

That makes Arab World's figure about 6.8 times Australia's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Arab World has been ahead every year.

Arab World ranks 30th and Australia ranks 27th of 43 groups.

Arab World has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Arab World	Australia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.06 million number	254,992 number	803,486 number	Arab World
1980s	2.04 million number	371,985 number	1.67 million number	Arab World
1990s	3.03 million number	805,471 number	2.23 million number	Arab World
2010s	11.08 million number	1.82 million number	9.26 million number	Arab World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes, Arab World or Australia?: Arab World, at 11.44 million number against 1.68 million number in Australia as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes between Arab World and Australia?: 9.76 million number, with Arab World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Australia?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Arab World and Australia rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?: Arab World ranks 30th and Australia ranks 27th of 43 groups.
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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Arab World vs Australia: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 29 August 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/enrolment-in-tertiary-education-all-programmes-both-sexes-number/arab-world/australia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/enrolment-in-tertiary-education-all-programmes-both-sexes-number/arab-world/australia/">Arab World vs Australia: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 238 places, 8,058 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

The total number of students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.