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Participation in tertiary education (ISCED 1997) by sex, level and field of education (1998-2012) by country

Countries reporting
46
Highest
20,994
United States
Lowest
0.96
Liechtenstein
Median
296.96
Years covered
10
2003–2012
Data points
475

What the numbers show

Participation in tertiary education (ISCED 1997) by sex, level and field of education (1998-2012) is currently reported for 46 countries. The highest value is 20,994 in United States; the lowest is 0.96 in Liechtenstein.

The median across all reporting countries is 296.96, and the mean is 1,679.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 21,869.

Over the past decade 41 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Türkiye (up 246.4%), and the largest decrease in Latvia (down 18.4%).

Participation in tertiary education (ISCED 1997) by sex, level: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 United States 20,994 2012 up 26.4% rising
1 United States 20,994 2012 up 26.4% rising
3 Türkiye 4,354 2012 up 246.4% rising
4 Japan 3,885 2012 down 2.5% falling
5 Germany 2,939 2012 up 31.1% rising
6 United Kingdom 2,496 2012 up 9.1% rising
6 United Kingdom 2,496 2012 up 9.1% rising
8 France 2,296 2012 up 4.3% rising
9 Poland 2,007 2012 up 1.2% flat
9 Poland 2,007 2012 up 1.2% flat
11 Spain 1,966 2012 up 6.8% rising
12 Italy 1,926 2012 up 0.7% flat
13 Netherlands 793.68 2012 up 50.7% rising
13 Netherlands 793.68 2012 up 50.7% rising
15 Romania 705.33 2012 up 9.5% rising
16 Greece 663.7 2012 up 11.2% rising
17 Belgium 477.71 2012 up 27.5% rising
18 Sweden 453.33 2012 up 9.3% rising
19 Czechia 440.23 2012 up 53.4% rising
20 Portugal 390.27 2012 down 2.6% flat
21 Hungary 380.76 2012 down 2.5% falling
22 Austria 376.5 2012 up 63.8% rising
23 Finland 308.92 2012 up 5.9% flat
24 Bulgaria 285 2012 up 23.6% rising
25 Denmark 275.01 2012 up 36.3% rising
26 Switzerland 269.57 2012 up 45.0% rising
27 Norway 238.22 2012 up 12.2% rising
28 Slovakia 221.23 2012 up 39.9% rising
28 Slovakia 221.23 2012 up 39.9% rising
30 Ireland 192.65 2012 up 6.1% rising
31 Lithuania 175.07 2012 up 4.5% flat
31 Lithuania 175.07 2012 up 4.5% flat
33 Croatia 157.29 2012 up 29.2% rising
33 Croatia 157.29 2012 up 29.2% rising
35 Slovenia 104 2012 up 2.5% flat
35 Slovenia 104 2012 up 2.5% flat
37 Latvia 97.04 2012 down 18.4% falling
37 Latvia 97.04 2012 down 18.4% falling
39 Estonia 67.61 2012 up 6.3% rising
39 Estonia 67.61 2012 up 6.3% rising
41 North Macedonia 63.32 2012 up 38.8% rising
41 North Macedonia 63.32 2012 up 38.8% rising
43 Cyprus 31.77 2012 up 73.9% rising
44 Iceland 19.1 2012 up 43.1% rising
45 Malta 12.2 2012 up 36.4% rising
46 Liechtenstein 0.96 2012 up 118.2% rising

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Participation in tertiary education (ISCED 1997) by sex, level and field of education (1998-2012)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
48 places, 475 data points, 2003–2012
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