Australia vs ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes

Australia
397,182
in 2024
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
34.35 million
in 2024
Australia rank
17th
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank
14th

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes over time

  • Australia
  • ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
010.0M20.0M30.0M199820112024

How they compare

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) currently reports 34.35 million against 397,182 in Australia, a difference of 33.96 million.

That makes ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)'s figure about 86.5 times Australia's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 17th and ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 14th of 149 countries.

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) Difference Ahead
2010s 488,241 24.85 million 24.36 million ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
2020s 377,730 32.36 million 31.98 million ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes, Australia or ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), at 34.35 million against 397,182 in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes between Australia and ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
33.96 million, with ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
10 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2024.
How do Australia and ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
Australia ranks 17th and ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 14th of 149 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 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, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
367 places, 7,760 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release