Individuals with tertiary education as a share of public paid employees by country
Countries reporting
63
Highest
0.8472
Bolivia
Lowest
0.1589
Australia
Median
0.5829
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
784
What the numbers show
Individuals with tertiary education as a share of public paid employees is currently reported for 63 countries. The highest value is 0.8472 in Bolivia; the lowest is 0.1589 in Australia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.5829, and the mean is 0.5718.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 54 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Tanzania (up 516.7%), and the largest decrease in Australia (down 26.6%).
Individuals with tertiary education as a share of public paid: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bolivia | 0.8472 | 2021 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 2 | Colombia | 0.8357 | 2020 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 3 | Lithuania | 0.8235 | 2018 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 4 | Armenia | 0.8149 | 2021 | up 45.3% | rising |
| 5 | Paraguay | 0.8042 | 2021 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 6 | United States | 0.7993 | 2018 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 7 | Ireland | 0.7808 | 2017 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 8 | Estonia | 0.7657 | 2018 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 9 | Peru | 0.7597 | 2021 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 10 | Philippines | 0.736 | 2018 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 11 | Ecuador | 0.7103 | 2020 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 12 | Greece | 0.7033 | 2018 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 13 | Costa Rica | 0.699 | 2021 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 14 | Spain | 0.685 | 2018 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 15 | Latvia | 0.6849 | 2018 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 16 | Poland | 0.6805 | 2017 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 17 | Brazil | 0.6713 | 2021 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 18 | Cyprus | 0.6613 | 2018 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 19 | Georgia | 0.6583 | 2013 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 20 | Mexico | 0.6501 | 2019 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 21 | Romania | 0.6473 | 2018 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 22 | Argentina | 0.6471 | 2021 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 23 | Finland | 0.6422 | 2018 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 24 | Belgium | 0.6331 | 2018 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 25 | United Kingdom | 0.6281 | 2016 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 26 | Panama | 0.6177 | 2021 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 27 | Chile | 0.6176 | 2015 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 28 | Mongolia | 0.614 | 2021 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 29 | Iceland | 0.6118 | 2013 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 30 | Turkey | 0.595 | 2010 | up 80.9% | rising |
| 31 | Palestine | 0.5854 | 2017 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 32 | Bulgaria | 0.5829 | 2018 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 33 | Serbia | 0.5771 | 2018 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 34 | Malta | 0.561 | 2018 | up 44.5% | rising |
| 35 | Austria | 0.5542 | 2018 | up 9.5% | flat |
| 36 | Zambia | 0.5309 | 2015 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 37 | Switzerland | 0.5236 | 2018 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 38 | Croatia | 0.5184 | 2018 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 39 | El Salvador | 0.5162 | 2021 | up 7.7% | flat |
| 40 | Ethiopia | 0.5155 | 2013 | up 51.9% | rising |
| 41 | Uruguay | 0.5099 | 2020 | up 66.0% | rising |
| 42 | Slovakia | 0.5046 | 2017 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 43 | Hungary | 0.5035 | 2018 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 44 | Namibia | 0.4989 | 2015 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 45 | Dominican Republic | 0.4825 | 2019 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 46 | South Africa | 0.4772 | 2020 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 47 | Portugal | 0.4694 | 2018 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 48 | Honduras | 0.4683 | 2019 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 49 | Italy | 0.4671 | 2018 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 50 | France | 0.4614 | 2018 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 51 | Morocco | 0.4462 | 2009 | — | rising |
| 52 | Czechia | 0.4432 | 2018 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 53 | Vietnam | 0.4355 | 2019 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 54 | Moldova | 0.4354 | 2015 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 55 | Tunisia | 0.4335 | 2015 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 56 | Jordan | 0.4223 | 2016 | down 9.3% | flat |
| 57 | Pakistan | 0.4187 | 2020 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 58 | Guatemala | 0.3552 | 2019 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 59 | Luxembourg | 0.3308 | 2018 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 60 | Cambodia | 0.289 | 2012 | up 227.6% | rising |
| 61 | Tanzania | 0.2626 | 2012 | up 516.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Sri Lanka | 0.2612 | 2016 | up 47.1% | rising |
| 63 | Australia | 0.1589 | 2015 | down 26.6% | falling |