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School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number)

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UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) (CC BY-SA 4.0)CC BY-SA 4.0updated 2025
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  1. 1India127.45M
  2. 2China79.22M
  3. 3Pakistan25.17M
  4. 4Nigeria24.05M
  5. 5United States22.89M
  6. 6Indonesia22.19M
  7. 7Bangladesh16.8M
  8. 8Ethiopia13.76M
  9. 9Philippines10.87M
  10. 10Congo, Dem. Rep.10.29M
  11. 11Egypt, Arab Rep.10.16M
  12. 12Russian Federation7.66M
  13. 13Viet Nam6.76M
  14. 14Tanzania6.48M
  15. 15Turkiye6.18M
  16. 16Kenya6.03M
  17. 17Iran, Islamic Rep.6M
  18. 18Japan5.92M
  19. 19Uganda5.23M
  20. 20South Africa5.1M
  21. 21Sudan5.06M
  22. 22Iraq4.47M
  23. 23Afghanistan4.42M
  24. 24Thailand4.41M
  25. 25Myanmar4.39M
  26. 26Yemen, Rep.3.91M
  27. 27Angola3.6M
  28. 28Argentina3.48M
  29. 29Mozambique3.44M
  30. 30Ghana3.31M
  31. 31Madagascar3.19M
  32. 32Algeria3.17M
  33. 33Cote d'Ivoire3.08M
  34. 34Morocco3.02M
  35. 35Malaysia3.01M
  36. 36Nepal2.93M
  37. 37Syrian Arab Republic2.9M
  38. 38Peru2.88M
  39. 39Cameroon2.78M
  40. 40Venezuela, RB2.65M
  41. 41Uzbekistan2.61M
  42. 42Canada2.58M
  43. 43Niger2.53M
  44. 44Saudi Arabia2.49M
  45. 45Mali2.38M
  46. 46Malawi2.35M
  47. 47Burkina Faso2.32M
  48. 48Zambia2.11M
  49. 49Ukraine1.99M
  50. 50Chad1.95M
  51. 51Somalia, Fed. Rep.1.89M
  52. 52Guatemala1.87M
  53. 53Senegal1.86M
  54. 54Sri Lanka1.77M
  55. 55Zimbabwe1.69M
  56. 56Korea, Dem. People's Rep.1.69M
  57. 57Ecuador1.55M
  58. 58Cambodia1.51M
  59. 59Rwanda1.5M
  60. 60Kazakhstan1.45M
  61. 61Guinea1.4M
  62. 62South Sudan1.39M
  63. 63Benin1.36M
  64. 64Burundi1.3M
  65. 65Chile1.23M
  66. 66Jordan1.19M
  67. 67Bolivia1.15M
  68. 68Haiti1.11M
  69. 69Honduras1.06M
  70. 70Papua New Guinea994,919
  71. 71Dominican Republic923,056
  72. 72Togo884,435
  73. 73Sierra Leone868,445
  74. 74Tajikistan847,431
  75. 75Tunisia807,992
  76. 76Israel756,603
  77. 77Azerbaijan721,872
  78. 78Lao PDR716,075
  79. 79United Arab Emirates709,585
  80. 80Libya647,792
  81. 81Nicaragua640,220
  82. 82Cuba606,232
  83. 83Liberia584,280
  84. 84Central African Republic578,411
  85. 85Congo, Rep.576,285
  86. 86El Salvador574,434
  87. 87Paraguay573,946
  88. 88Kyrgyz Republic551,923
  89. 89West Bank and Gaza521,729
  90. 90Lebanon496,444
  91. 91Turkmenistan491,842
  92. 92Mauritania488,696
  93. 93Belarus451,909
  94. 94Eritrea400,565
  95. 95Costa Rica380,957
  96. 96Singapore362,680
  97. 97Panama361,542
  98. 98Serbia351,991
  99. 99Oman323,916
  100. 100Hong Kong SAR, China272,600
  101. 101Gambia, The268,667
  102. 102Namibia260,100
  103. 103Kuwait248,414
  104. 104Uruguay247,364
  105. 105Botswana247,123
  106. 106Lesotho231,045
  107. 107Mongolia229,800
  108. 108Jamaica227,526
  109. 109Guinea-Bissau222,979
  110. 110Gabon220,398
  111. 111Georgia213,242
  112. 112Puerto Rico (US)199,069
  113. 113Armenia180,045
  114. 114Bosnia and Herzegovina168,233
  115. 115Equatorial Guinea157,004
  116. 116Timor-Leste156,227
  117. 117Qatar138,841
  118. 118Albania136,621
  119. 119Eswatini123,230
  120. 120Djibouti117,456
  121. 121North Macedonia102,931
  122. 122Bahrain97,453
  123. 123Trinidad and Tobago93,922
  124. 124Mauritius93,217
  125. 125Comoros81,970
  126. 126Solomon Islands78,327
  127. 127Fiji76,085
  128. 128Bhutan72,077
  129. 129Guyana69,653
  130. 130Suriname54,436
  131. 131Cabo Verde45,552
  132. 132Macao SAR, China40,300
  133. 133Montenegro39,054
  134. 134Belize38,907
  135. 135Brunei Darussalam35,097
  136. 136Maldives29,208
  137. 137Bahamas, The28,608
  138. 138Vanuatu27,382
  139. 139Iceland26,152
  140. 140Sao Tome and Principe25,151
  141. 141New Caledonia21,461
  142. 142French Polynesia21,049
  143. 143Samoa18,916
  144. 144Barbados18,163
  145. 145St. Lucia12,570
  146. 146Curacao11,375
  147. 147Micronesia, Fed. Sts.11,194
  148. 148Tonga10,901
  149. 149Kiribati10,763
  150. 150Grenada8,384
  151. 151Seychelles8,283
  152. 152Aruba7,101
  153. 153St. Vincent and the Grenadines7,031
  154. 154Antigua and Barbuda6,294
  155. 155Virgin Islands (U.S.)4,900
  156. 156Andorra4,501
  157. 157American Samoa4,352
  158. 158Dominica4,285
  159. 159Marshall Islands3,965
  160. 160Cayman Islands3,867
  161. 161Bermuda3,283
  162. 162St. Kitts and Nevis3,084
  163. 163Sint Maarten (Dutch part)2,686
  164. 164Turks and Caicos Islands2,548
  165. 165British Virgin Islands2,510
  166. 165Gibraltar2,510
  167. 166Liechtenstein2,117
  168. 167San Marino1,814
  169. 168Monaco1,678
  170. 169Palau1,112
  171. 170Naoero981
  172. 171Tuvalu753

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number)