Individuals with tertiary education as a share of public paid employees, by industry: Education by country
Countries reporting
26
Highest
0.9553
Philippines
Lowest
0.1749
Australia
Median
0.8087
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
279
What the numbers show
Individuals with tertiary education as a share of public paid employees, by industry: Education is currently reported for 26 countries. The highest value is 0.9553 in Philippines; the lowest is 0.1749 in Australia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.8087, and the mean is 0.7429.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Bosnia and Herzegovina (up 217.5%), and the largest decrease in Dominican Republic (down 6.8%).
Individuals with tertiary education as a share of public paid: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philippines | 0.9553 | 2018 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 2 | Colombia | 0.9335 | 2017 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 3 | Peru | 0.9143 | 2017 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 4 | Palestine | 0.911 | 2017 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 5 | Ecuador | 0.9076 | 2017 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 6 | El Salvador | 0.9057 | 2014 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 7 | Armenia | 0.9014 | 2021 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 8 | Paraguay | 0.8921 | 2010 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 9 | Jordan | 0.8621 | 2016 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 10 | Zambia | 0.8399 | 2015 | up 62.4% | rising |
| 11 | Ethiopia | 0.8251 | 2016 | up 79.1% | rising |
| 12 | Uruguay | 0.8184 | 2017 | up 6.5% | flat |
| 13 | Argentina | 0.8179 | 2017 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 14 | Costa Rica | 0.7995 | 2015 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 15 | Brazil | 0.7313 | 2017 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 16 | Honduras | 0.7254 | 2016 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 17 | Morocco | 0.7123 | 2009 | — | rising |
| 18 | Pakistan | 0.6996 | 2020 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 19 | Mauritius | 0.6876 | 2010 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 20 | Chile | 0.6873 | 2015 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 21 | Dominican Republic | 0.6563 | 2019 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 22 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.5363 | 2014 | up 217.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Moldova | 0.5264 | 2015 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 24 | Sri Lanka | 0.4708 | 2016 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 25 | Guatemala | 0.4237 | 2017 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 26 | Australia | 0.1749 | 2015 | up 0.6% | flat |