Australia vs OECD: Share of national tertiary students enrolled abroad
Share of national tertiary students enrolled abroad over time
- Australia
- OECD
How they compare
OECD currently reports 1.91 Percentage of students against 0.9239 Percentage of students in Australia, a difference of 0.9861 Percentage of students.
That makes OECD's figure about 2.1 times Australia's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 28th and OECD ranks 25th of 32 countries.
OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8501 Percentage of students | 1.63 Percentage of students | 0.7803 Percentage of students | OECD |
| 2020s | 0.9096 Percentage of students | 1.8 Percentage of students | 0.8869 Percentage of students | OECD |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of national tertiary students enrolled abroad, Australia or OECD?
- OECD, at 1.91 Percentage of students against 0.9239 Percentage of students in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of national tertiary students enrolled abroad between Australia and OECD?
- 0.9861 Percentage of students, with OECD ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and OECD?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Australia and OECD rank globally for share of national tertiary students enrolled abroad?
- Australia ranks 28th and OECD ranks 25th of 32 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Share of national tertiary students enrolled abroad. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on the share of national students going abroad. Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page and the OECD Handbook for Internationally Comparative Education Statistics: Concepts, Standards, Definitions and Classifications.