Global education data

 

Global education data shows that enrolment in tertiary education has increased over the past 40+ years. 

 

Data per country/region shows the following percentages of the total population that are enrolled in tertiary education. 

 

Where does your country rank? 

 

• North America – almost 90%

• Australia – almost 90% 

• Europe and Central Asia – just over 60%

• Thailand – approximately 50% 

• Indonesia – approximately 30-35% 

• Vietnam – approximately 30-35%

• Malaysia – approximately 30-35%

 

Source: World Bank. “Gross enrolment ratio in tertiary education”, in Our World in Data. Ourworldindata.org. (Presents data from 1970-2014.)

 

Charted, the figures are as follows: