How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and IDA total?

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.

Australia vs IDA total: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes

Australia

1.68 million number

in 2018

IDA total

17.65 million number

in 2019

Australia rank

27th

IDA total rank

24th

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

Australia
IDA total

How they compare

IDA total currently reports 17.65 million number against 1.68 million number in Australia, a difference of 15.97 million number.

That makes IDA total's figure about 10.5 times Australia's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, IDA total has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 27th and IDA total ranks 24th of 193 countries.

IDA total has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	IDA total	Difference	Ahead
1970s	254,992 number	1.39 million number	1.13 million number	IDA total
1980s	371,985 number	2.57 million number	2.20 million number	IDA total
1990s	805,471 number	3.54 million number	2.74 million number	IDA total
2010s	1.82 million number	16.20 million number	14.38 million number	IDA total

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 IDA total?: IDA total, at 17.65 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 IDA total?: 15.97 million number, with IDA total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and IDA total?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Australia and IDA total rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?: Australia ranks 27th and IDA total ranks 24th 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: 21 August 2026

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