Individuals with tertiary education as a share of private paid employees, by industry: Education by country
Countries reporting
27
Highest
0.9022
Philippines
Lowest
0.0787
South Africa
Median
0.634
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
294
What the numbers show
Individuals with tertiary education as a share of private paid employees, by industry: Education is currently reported for 27 countries. The highest value is 0.9022 in Philippines; the lowest is 0.0787 in South Africa.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.634, and the mean is 0.5915.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 11.
Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Australia (up 104.0%), and the largest decrease in South Africa (down 60.8%).
Individuals with tertiary education as a share of private paid: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philippines | 0.9022 | 2018 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 2 | Armenia | 0.8481 | 2021 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 3 | Argentina | 0.84 | 2017 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 4 | Jordan | 0.7973 | 2016 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 5 | Ecuador | 0.7808 | 2017 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 6 | Paraguay | 0.7622 | 2009 | up 22.3% | flat |
| 7 | Peru | 0.7541 | 2017 | down 15.7% | flat |
| 8 | Costa Rica | 0.706 | 2015 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 9 | Pakistan | 0.6938 | 2020 | up 40.4% | rising |
| 10 | Dominican Republic | 0.6916 | 2019 | down 8.1% | flat |
| 11 | Chile | 0.6803 | 2015 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 12 | Colombia | 0.6598 | 2017 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 13 | Honduras | 0.6582 | 2016 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 14 | El Salvador | 0.634 | 2014 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 15 | Brazil | 0.6337 | 2017 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 16 | Ethiopia | 0.6271 | 2016 | up 84.5% | rising |
| 17 | Palestine, State of | 0.6108 | 2017 | down 15.6% | flat |
| 18 | Uruguay | 0.5869 | 2017 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 19 | Zambia | 0.5853 | 2015 | up 82.1% | rising |
| 20 | Mauritius | 0.5824 | 2012 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 21 | Morocco | 0.4447 | 2009 | — | flat |
| 22 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.4352 | 2015 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 23 | Guatemala | 0.3215 | 2017 | down 30.1% | rising |
| 24 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.2271 | 2019 | — | falling |
| 25 | Australia | 0.2185 | 2015 | up 104.0% | falling |
| 26 | Sri Lanka | 0.2099 | 2016 | up 50.1% | rising |
| 27 | South Africa | 0.0787 | 2020 | down 60.8% | volatile |