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School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number)
UNESCO UIS
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209 countries · 1970–2025
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2025
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1
India
127.45M
2
China
79.22M
3
Pakistan
25.17M
4
Nigeria
24.05M
5
United States
22.89M
6
Indonesia
22.19M
7
Bangladesh
16.8M
8
Ethiopia
13.76M
9
Philippines
10.87M
10
Congo, Dem. Rep.
10.29M
11
Egypt, Arab Rep.
10.16M
12
Russian Federation
7.66M
13
Viet Nam
6.76M
14
Tanzania
6.48M
15
Turkiye
6.18M
16
Kenya
6.03M
17
Iran, Islamic Rep.
6M
18
Japan
5.92M
19
Uganda
5.23M
20
South Africa
5.1M
21
Sudan
5.06M
22
Iraq
4.47M
23
Afghanistan
4.42M
24
Thailand
4.41M
25
Myanmar
4.39M
26
Yemen, Rep.
3.91M
27
Angola
3.6M
28
Argentina
3.48M
29
Mozambique
3.44M
30
Ghana
3.31M
31
Madagascar
3.19M
32
Algeria
3.17M
33
Cote d'Ivoire
3.08M
34
Morocco
3.02M
35
Malaysia
3.01M
36
Nepal
2.93M
37
Syrian Arab Republic
2.9M
38
Peru
2.88M
39
Cameroon
2.78M
40
Venezuela, RB
2.65M
41
Uzbekistan
2.61M
42
Canada
2.58M
43
Niger
2.53M
44
Saudi Arabia
2.49M
45
Mali
2.38M
46
Malawi
2.35M
47
Burkina Faso
2.32M
48
Zambia
2.11M
49
Ukraine
1.99M
50
Chad
1.95M
51
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
1.89M
52
Guatemala
1.87M
53
Senegal
1.86M
54
Sri Lanka
1.77M
55
Zimbabwe
1.69M
56
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
1.69M
57
Ecuador
1.55M
58
Cambodia
1.51M
59
Rwanda
1.5M
60
Kazakhstan
1.45M
61
Guinea
1.4M
62
South Sudan
1.39M
63
Benin
1.36M
64
Burundi
1.3M
65
Chile
1.23M
66
Jordan
1.19M
67
Bolivia
1.15M
68
Haiti
1.11M
69
Honduras
1.06M
70
Papua New Guinea
994,919
71
Dominican Republic
923,056
72
Togo
884,435
73
Sierra Leone
868,445
74
Tajikistan
847,431
75
Tunisia
807,992
76
Israel
756,603
77
Azerbaijan
721,872
78
Lao PDR
716,075
79
United Arab Emirates
709,585
80
Libya
647,792
81
Nicaragua
640,220
82
Cuba
606,232
83
Liberia
584,280
84
Central African Republic
578,411
85
Congo, Rep.
576,285
86
El Salvador
574,434
87
Paraguay
573,946
88
Kyrgyz Republic
551,923
89
West Bank and Gaza
521,729
90
Lebanon
496,444
91
Turkmenistan
491,842
92
Mauritania
488,696
93
Belarus
451,909
94
Eritrea
400,565
95
Costa Rica
380,957
96
Singapore
362,680
97
Panama
361,542
98
Serbia
351,991
99
Oman
323,916
100
Hong Kong SAR, China
272,600
101
Gambia, The
268,667
102
Namibia
260,100
103
Kuwait
248,414
104
Uruguay
247,364
105
Botswana
247,123
106
Lesotho
231,045
107
Mongolia
229,800
108
Jamaica
227,526
109
Guinea-Bissau
222,979
110
Gabon
220,398
111
Georgia
213,242
112
Puerto Rico (US)
199,069
113
Armenia
180,045
114
Bosnia and Herzegovina
168,233
115
Equatorial Guinea
157,004
116
Timor-Leste
156,227
117
Qatar
138,841
118
Albania
136,621
119
Eswatini
123,230
120
Djibouti
117,456
121
North Macedonia
102,931
122
Bahrain
97,453
123
Trinidad and Tobago
93,922
124
Mauritius
93,217
125
Comoros
81,970
126
Solomon Islands
78,327
127
Fiji
76,085
128
Bhutan
72,077
129
Guyana
69,653
130
Suriname
54,436
131
Cabo Verde
45,552
132
Macao SAR, China
40,300
133
Montenegro
39,054
134
Belize
38,907
135
Brunei Darussalam
35,097
136
Maldives
29,208
137
Bahamas, The
28,608
138
Vanuatu
27,382
139
Iceland
26,152
140
Sao Tome and Principe
25,151
141
New Caledonia
21,461
142
French Polynesia
21,049
143
Samoa
18,916
144
Barbados
18,163
145
St. Lucia
12,570
146
Curacao
11,375
147
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
11,194
148
Tonga
10,901
149
Kiribati
10,763
150
Grenada
8,384
151
Seychelles
8,283
152
Aruba
7,101
153
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
7,031
154
Antigua and Barbuda
6,294
155
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
4,900
156
Andorra
4,501
157
American Samoa
4,352
158
Dominica
4,285
159
Marshall Islands
3,965
160
Cayman Islands
3,867
161
Bermuda
3,283
162
St. Kitts and Nevis
3,084
163
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
2,686
164
Turks and Caicos Islands
2,548
165
British Virgin Islands
2,510
166
Gibraltar
2,510
167
Liechtenstein
2,117
168
San Marino
1,814
169
Monaco
1,678
170
Palau
1,112
171
Naoero
981
172
Tuvalu
753
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