Australia vs East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes

Australia
56,110 number
in 2018
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
564,312 number
in 2019
Australia rank
14th
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
15th

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes over time

  • Australia
  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
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How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) currently reports 564,312 number against 56,110 number in Australia, a difference of 508,202 number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s figure about 10.1 times Australia's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 14th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 15th of 133 countries.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 25,782 number 113,742 number 87,960 number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2000s 36,953 number 242,225 number 205,271 number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2010s 54,232 number 440,660 number 386,428 number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes, Australia or East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), at 564,312 number against 56,110 number in Australia as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes between Australia and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
508,202 number, with East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Australia and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes?
Australia ranks 14th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 15th of 133 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 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 8 programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
178 places, 2,921 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the doctoral or equivalent (ISCED 8) level.