Australia vs Euro area: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes

Australia
1.68 million number
in 2018
Euro area
13.71 million number
in 2019
Australia rank
27th
Euro area rank
26th

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

  • Australia
  • Euro area
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How they compare

Euro area currently reports 13.71 million number against 1.68 million number in Australia, a difference of 12.04 million number.

That makes Euro area's figure about 8.2 times Australia's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Euro area has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 27th and Euro area ranks 26th of 193 countries.

Euro area has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Euro area Difference Ahead
1970s 254,992 number 5.10 million number 4.84 million number Euro area
1980s 371,985 number 6.92 million number 6.55 million number Euro area
1990s 805,471 number 9.26 million number 8.46 million number Euro area
2010s 1.82 million number 13.38 million number 11.56 million number Euro area

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 Euro area?
Euro area, at 13.71 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 Australia and Euro area?
12.04 million number, with Euro area ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Euro area?
32 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Australia and Euro area rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
Australia ranks 27th and Euro area ranks 26th of 193 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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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

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