Individuals with tertiary education as a share of public paid employees, by industry: Health by country
Countries reporting
28
Highest
1
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Lowest
0.1799
Australia
Median
0.6348
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
292
What the numbers show
Individuals with tertiary education as a share of public paid employees, by industry: Health is currently reported for 28 countries. The highest value is 1 in Bolivia, Plurinational State of; the lowest is 0.1799 in Australia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.6348, and the mean is 0.6025.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 4 fell. The largest increase was in Armenia (up 137.5%), and the largest decrease in Australia (down 37.7%).
Individuals with tertiary education as a share of public paid: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1 | 2019 | — | rising |
| 2 | Peru | 0.9283 | 2017 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 3 | South Africa | 0.8707 | 2020 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 4 | Armenia | 0.8695 | 2021 | up 137.5% | rising |
| 5 | Jordan | 0.81 | 2016 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 6 | Colombia | 0.7932 | 2017 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 7 | Ecuador | 0.7903 | 2017 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 8 | Philippines | 0.7709 | 2018 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 9 | Palestine, State of | 0.7524 | 2017 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 10 | Ethiopia | 0.7471 | 2015 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 11 | Chile | 0.7102 | 2015 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 12 | Zambia | 0.6979 | 2015 | up 104.0% | rising |
| 13 | Paraguay | 0.6921 | 2009 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 14 | Costa Rica | 0.6588 | 2015 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 15 | El Salvador | 0.6107 | 2014 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 16 | Dominican Republic | 0.6052 | 2019 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 17 | Argentina | 0.5659 | 2019 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 18 | Mauritius | 0.4926 | 2012 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 19 | Brazil | 0.4913 | 2017 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 20 | Uruguay | 0.4779 | 2017 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 21 | Pakistan | 0.4372 | 2020 | up 59.6% | rising |
| 22 | Honduras | 0.4069 | 2016 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 23 | Morocco | 0.3963 | 2009 | — | rising |
| 24 | Guatemala | 0.3227 | 2017 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 25 | Republic of Moldova | 0.3051 | 2015 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 26 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.2732 | 2016 | — | rising |
| 27 | Sri Lanka | 0.2133 | 2016 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 28 | Australia | 0.1799 | 2015 | down 37.7% | falling |