Australia vs East Asia & Pacific: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes

Australia
56,110 number
in 2018
East Asia & Pacific
779,310 number
in 2019
Australia rank
14th
East Asia & Pacific rank
12th

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

  • Australia
  • East Asia & Pacific
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k199820082019

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 779,310 number against 56,110 number in Australia, a difference of 723,200 number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 13.9 times Australia's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 14th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 12th of 133 countries.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia East Asia & Pacific Difference Ahead
1990s 25,782 number 233,744 number 207,963 number East Asia & Pacific
2000s 36,953 number 407,408 number 370,455 number East Asia & Pacific
2010s 54,232 number 662,862 number 608,630 number East Asia & Pacific

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?
East Asia & Pacific, at 779,310 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?
723,200 number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and East Asia & Pacific?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Australia and East Asia & Pacific rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes?
Australia ranks 14th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 12th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Australia vs East Asia & Pacific: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 10 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/enrolment-in-tertiary-education-isced-8-programmes-both-sexes-number/australia/east-asia-and-pacific/

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-isced-8-programmes-both-sexes-number/australia/east-asia-and-pacific/">Australia vs East Asia & Pacific: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.