Tertiary education

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Proportion of population with a degree in tertiary education. 1970 to 2010.

The tertiary education comprises the region in the education of a state that, based on a closed secondary education , higher education mediated or to higher professional prepared positions.

The proportion of the population with a degree in tertiary education has been increasing in all parts of the world for decades. While the proportion has increased by half or doubled in the western world since 1970, it has multiplied in less developed countries. There, however, at a lower level.

Internationally, those institutions and training courses are included in the tertiary education sector that are classified by UNESCO at least at ISCED level 5. In general, universities (generic term for universities , technical universities , medical universities , teacher training colleges , music academies or art academies , dual universities and all types of universities of applied sciences ) belong to the tertiary education sector. In some countries, however, there are other types of schools in addition to the universities, which are also included in the tertiary education sector. B. the technical schools and in Switzerland the higher technical schools .

In almost all European countries, higher education has been reformed within the framework of the Bologna process since 1999 with the aim of creating a unified European higher education area .

Country comparison

country Residents Schools of the tertiary education sector Students Notes and sources
number Inhabitants per school number Share in the population
China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China People's Republic of China 1,395 million 2663 523.988 28.3 million 2.0% Status: 2018
IndiaIndia India 1,317 million approx. 52,000 25,325 36.6 million 2.8% 903 universities, approx. 41,400 colleges, approx. 10,000 technical colleges; Status: 2017
IndonesiaIndonesia Indonesia 263.51 million about 3000 approx. 87,800 approx. 6 million 2.3% Status: 2019 (number of universities) and 2017 (number of students). In 2018, the 122 state universities had 2.49 million students.
United StatesUnited States United States 325 million 4298 75,779 19.66 million 6.0% Status: 2017
CanadaCanada Canada 36,708,083 246 149.220 2,051,865 5.6% 93 universities, 153 colleges; Status: 2017
NigeriaNigeria Nigeria 190.9 million about 150 approx. 1.27 million approx. 600,000 0.3% Status: 2017
NigerNiger Niger 19.15 million 113 169,469 Public: 9 universities with approx. 31,800 students, 7 other universities. 97 private universities with around 11,000 students (as of 2014/2015).
GermanyGermany Germany 82.52 million 429 192.354 2.84 million 3.4% Universities, colleges, professional academies *, technical academies * (in Bavaria), technical schools *. Status: 2017
AustriaAustria Austria 8,858,775 66 134.224 376,700 4.3% Universities, technical colleges and universities of teacher education. Status: 2018/2019
SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 8,542,323 approx. 190 44,960 approx. 285,000 3.3% 12 universities (UH), 8 technical colleges (FH), 20 teacher training colleges (PH); 252,530 students (as of 2018/2019). Approx. 150 higher technical schools * (HF) with 32,756 students (as of 2017/2018)
United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom 66.04 million 163 405.153 2.3 million 3.5% Universities only; Status: 2017/2018
NorwayNorway Norway 5,199,836 63 82,537 283.115 5.4% Status: 2015/2016 (number of students). 10 universities, 9 technical universities, 5 university colleges, 6 private colleges, 26 colleges, 7 military colleges (as of 2019)
IrelandIreland Ireland 31 8 universities, 14 technical universities, 9 other universities (as of 2019)
AustraliaAustralia Australia 24.21 million 170 approx. 142,000 1.48 million 6.1% 43 universities, 127 other universities (number of universities: 2018; number of students: 2016). Almost half of the students are foreigners who only come to the country to study.

Explanation of symbols: * Institutions of the tertiary education sector that are not universities

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ https://ourworldindata.org/tertiary-education Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  2. ↑ Number of universities in China between 2008 and 2018. Retrieved November 19, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Number of students at universities in China between 2008 and 2018. Retrieved November 19, 2019 .
  4. ↑ India: Estimated total population from 2014 to 2024. Retrieved November 20, 2019 .
  5. ^ Education in India. Retrieved November 20, 2019 .
  6. Jump up ↑ Latest Data and Statistics on Indian Higher Education and New Regulatory Reform. Retrieved November 20, 2019 .
  7. ↑ List of 25 Best Universities in Indonesia. Retrieved November 21, 2019 .
  8. ^ Indonesia - Education and Training. Retrieved November 21, 2019 .
  9. ↑ Number of state university students in Indonesia from 2013 to 2018. Retrieved on November 21, 2019 .
  10. ^ A Guide to the Changing Number of US Universities. Retrieved October 15, 2019 .
  11. ↑ US college enrollment statistics for public and private colleges from 1965 to 2016 and projections up to 2028. Retrieved October 15, 2019 .
  12. ^ A complete list of Canadian universities and colleges. Retrieved November 20, 2019 .
  13. ↑ Number of students enrolled in postsecondary institutions in Canada from 2000 to 2017. Retrieved November 20, 2019 .
  14. ↑ Only one in four Nigerians applying to university will get a spot. Retrieved November 21, 2019 .
  15. ↑ Universities: Université Abdou Moumouni de Niamey (16,185 students), Université de Zinder (approx. 6000), Université de Maradi (3325), Université de Tahoua (3558), Université de Diffa (95), Université d'Agadez (150) , Université de Tillabéri (290), Université Islamique de Say (1900), Ecole des Mines (152), Université de Diffa (100+)
  16. ↑ L'École Nationale d'Administration et de Magistrature, École africaine de la météorologie et de l'aviation civile (450), L'École des Mines, de l'Industrie et de la Géologie (152), L'École Nationale de la Santé Publique (356), L'Institut National de la Jeunesse et du Sport, L'Institut de Formation aux Techniques de l'Information et de la Communication, Le Center Régional AGRHYMET (130)
  17. ^ Enseignement supérieur au Niger: les universités nigériennes. Retrieved November 22, 2019 .
  18. ↑ L'organization de l'enseignement supérieur. Retrieved November 22, 2019 (p. 2).
  19. ↑ Number of universities in Germany in the winter semesters 2014/2015 to 2018/2019 by type of university. Retrieved October 15, 2019 .
  20. ↑ Number of students at universities in Germany in the winter semesters from 2002/2003 to 2018/2019. Retrieved October 15, 2019 .
  21. ↑ Universities at a glance. Retrieved November 20, 2019 .
  22. ↑ List of universities in Switzerland
  23. ↑ Higher technical schools. Retrieved November 20, 2019 .
  24. ↑ 10 Fresh Universities in the UK for Your Unforgettable Foundation Year in 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2019 .
  25. ↑ Higher Education Student Statistics: UK, 2017/18 - Student numbers and characteristics. Retrieved November 20, 2019 .
  26. ↑ Solid increase in number of students. Retrieved November 22, 2019 .
  27. ↑ Universities and Colleges in Norway. Retrieved November 22, 2019 .
  28. ^ List of colleges, universities and Institutes of Technology in Ireland. Retrieved November 22, 2019 .
  29. ↑ Mapping Australian Higher Education 2018. Retrieved November 22, 2019 .
  30. ^ Double-digit growth for Australia's foreign enrollment in 2018. Retrieved November 22, 2019 .