Individuals with tertiary education as a share of private paid employees, by industry: Health by country
Countries reporting
28
Highest
0.9221
Armenia
Lowest
0.1139
Sri Lanka
Median
0.535
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
293
What the numbers show
Individuals with tertiary education as a share of private paid employees, by industry: Health is currently reported for 28 countries. The highest value is 0.9221 in Armenia; the lowest is 0.1139 in Sri Lanka.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.535, and the mean is 0.5166.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 4 fell. The largest increase was in Ethiopia (up 94.7%), and the largest decrease in Republic of Moldova (down 12.2%).
Individuals with tertiary education as a share of private paid: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenia | 0.9221 | 2021 | up 75.6% | rising |
| 2 | Peru | 0.8787 | 2017 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 3 | Philippines | 0.846 | 2018 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 4 | Jordan | 0.7556 | 2016 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 5 | South Africa | 0.6838 | 2020 | up 18.5% | flat |
| 6 | Colombia | 0.675 | 2017 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 7 | Chile | 0.6418 | 2015 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 8 | Dominican Republic | 0.6286 | 2019 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 9 | Argentina | 0.6255 | 2019 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 10 | Paraguay | 0.618 | 2010 | up 58.4% | rising |
| 11 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.5968 | 2019 | — | falling |
| 12 | Ecuador | 0.5916 | 2017 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 13 | Ethiopia | 0.5828 | 2016 | up 94.7% | rising |
| 14 | Palestine, State of | 0.564 | 2017 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 15 | El Salvador | 0.5061 | 2014 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 16 | Costa Rica | 0.4737 | 2015 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 17 | Zambia | 0.4698 | 2015 | up 67.8% | rising |
| 18 | Brazil | 0.4322 | 2017 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 19 | Republic of Moldova | 0.4128 | 2015 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 20 | Uruguay | 0.3937 | 2017 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 21 | Honduras | 0.3756 | 2016 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 22 | Pakistan | 0.3255 | 2020 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 23 | Guatemala | 0.3115 | 2017 | up 55.9% | rising |
| 24 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.3035 | 2016 | — | rising |
| 25 | Mauritius | 0.2577 | 2012 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 26 | Australia | 0.2456 | 2015 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 27 | Morocco | 0.2322 | 2009 | — | rising |
| 28 | Sri Lanka | 0.1139 | 2016 | up 1.4% | volatile |