In 2021, Luxembourg was the OECD country that spent the highest amount on higher education per student, reaching roughly 35,000 U.S. dollars. This was even though it was the country that spent the lowest amount in terms of share of gross domestic product. The United States followed behind, with the United Kingdom in third. On the other hand, Mexico was the OECD country in which the lowest amount was spent per full-time student in higher education.
The dataset comprises 13 interview transcripts, with sensitive information redacted. These interviews were conducted online during the Spring and Summer of 2021 and involved international students who had participated in study abroad or degree-seeking programs during the COVID-19 pandemic. The interviews focused on the students' experiences as they transitioned from traditional in-person programs to online and blended learning due to pandemic-related isolation measures.
In all OECD member countries, people with a tertiary education earned more than those with an upper secondary education. In detail, the gap was highest in the Latin American countries, with earnings reaching as much as *** percent of those with an upper secondary education in 2021, underlining the high level of income inequality in these countries. On the other hand, the gap was smallest in the Scandinavian countries and Australia and New Zealand, reaching *** percent in Sweden.
In 2021, Chile was the country that spent the highest share of its gross domestic product (GDP) on higher education, reaching 2.4 percent. Of this, 1.5 percent came from private sources. The United States followed behind with its total spending reaching 2.4 percent of its GDP. On the other hand, higher education spending in Saudi Arabia only amounted to 0.3 percent of its GDP. To find out more about the expenditure on higher education per student in selected countries worldwide, please click here.
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Saudi Arabia Current Education Expenditure: Tertiary: % of Total Expenditure in Tertiary Public Institutions data was reported at 100.000 % in 2021. Saudi Arabia Current Education Expenditure: Tertiary: % of Total Expenditure in Tertiary Public Institutions data is updated yearly, averaging 100.000 % from Dec 2021 (Median) to 2021, with 1 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 100.000 % in 2021 and a record low of 100.000 % in 2021. Saudi Arabia Current Education Expenditure: Tertiary: % of Total Expenditure in Tertiary Public Institutions data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Saudi Arabia – Table SA.World Bank.WDI: Social: Education Statistics. Current expenditure is expressed as a percentage of direct expenditure in public educational institutions (instructional and non-instructional) of the specified level of education. Financial aid to students and other transfers are excluded from direct expenditure. Current expenditure is consumed within the current year and would have to be renewed if needed in the following year. It includes staff compensation and current expenditure other than for staff compensation (ex. on teaching materials, ancillary services and administration).;UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds.;Median;
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Number of Graduate: Higher Edu: Regular Undergraduate and Specialized: Yunnan data was reported at 259,313.000 Person in 2021. This records an increase from the previous number of 235,206.000 Person for 2020. Number of Graduate: Higher Edu: Regular Undergraduate and Specialized: Yunnan data is updated yearly, averaging 31,337.000 Person from Dec 1985 to 2021, with 37 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 259,313.000 Person in 2021 and a record low of 5,428.000 Person in 1985. Number of Graduate: Higher Edu: Regular Undergraduate and Specialized: Yunnan data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Education. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Socio-Demographic – Table CN.GD: Number of Graduate: Higher Education: By Region.
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India, traditionally one of the largest exporters of mobile students, has adopted wide-ranging policies to attract more international students. This research draws on a secondary analysis of published international student mobility (ISM) statistics for the 2012 to 2021 timeline and a text-based examination of Indian higher education (HE) policy discourses. The analysis reveals a comparatively measured increase in international student enrolments in Indian HE, given the global ISM wave and the increasingly significant receiver roles of other non-traditional Asian host countries. A closer examination reveals that the Indian inbound ISM landscape is increasingly risky given the significant and increasing dependence on a few South Asian countries. Against these observations, the possible reasons for the slow growth in inbound ISM and policy measures to help attract more international students are discussed. Finally, a framework-based assessment of countries in the East African region is illustrated as an initial step in advancing a diversification strategy.
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Number of School: Higher Institution: Jiangxi: Shangrao data was reported at 5.000 Unit in 2021. This stayed constant from the previous number of 5.000 Unit for 2020. Number of School: Higher Institution: Jiangxi: Shangrao data is updated yearly, averaging 3.000 Unit from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2021, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5.000 Unit in 2021 and a record low of 2.000 Unit in 2012. Number of School: Higher Institution: Jiangxi: Shangrao data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Shangrao Municipal Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Socio-Demographic – Table CN.GH: Number of School: Higher Education: Regular: Prefecture Level City.
Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) was the most popular field of study among new first-time students in OECD countries in 2021. Overall, more than ********** of the students started a program within this field. Business, administration, and law followed behind with more than ** percent, whereas ** percent of the students started to study health and welfare. On the other hand, only **** percent opted for services.
Social and human care-oriented fields of study are dominated by female students in the OECD countries. For instance, in Australia, ** percent of the new students at short-cycle tertiary programs in education and ** percent of the new health students were women, compared to only ** percent of the new students within science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. There were some differences between the countries, but in all OECD countries, a majority of the new bachelor's students within education and health were women.
In 2021/22, the number of exchange students increased steadily to around ** thousand. The international students that were free-movers increased heavily after numbers plumped to around *** thousand in 2020/21. Now, in 2021/22 free-movers are up to **** thousand again but not to pre-COVID levels yet.
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Number of School: Higher Institution: Jilin: Tonghua data was reported at 2.000 Unit in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3.000 Unit for 2021. Number of School: Higher Institution: Jilin: Tonghua data is updated yearly, averaging 1.000 Unit from Dec 1997 (Median) to 2022, with 26 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.000 Unit in 2021 and a record low of 1.000 Unit in 2020. Number of School: Higher Institution: Jilin: Tonghua data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Tonghua Municipal Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Socio-Demographic – Table CN.GH: Number of School: Higher Education: Regular: Prefecture Level City.
An annual report released in 2021 revealed data on the share of Cengage learning higher education sales worldwide in 2021, sorted by category. In the last reported year, ** percent of Cengage's learning higher education sales were generated via digital products.
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Number of School: Higher Institution: Zhejiang: Wenzhou data was reported at 11.000 Unit in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 12.000 Unit for 2021. Number of School: Higher Institution: Zhejiang: Wenzhou data is updated yearly, averaging 6.000 Unit from Dec 1997 (Median) to 2022, with 26 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 12.000 Unit in 2021 and a record low of 3.000 Unit in 1998. Number of School: Higher Institution: Zhejiang: Wenzhou data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Wenzhou Municipal Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Socio-Demographic – Table CN.GH: Number of School: Higher Education: Regular: Prefecture Level City.
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Number of School: Higher Institution: Shaanxi: Weinan data was reported at 3.000 Unit in 2021. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.000 Unit for 2020. Number of School: Higher Institution: Shaanxi: Weinan data is updated yearly, averaging 1.000 Unit from Dec 1997 (Median) to 2021, with 23 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.000 Unit in 2021 and a record low of 1.000 Unit in 2020. Number of School: Higher Institution: Shaanxi: Weinan data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Weinan Municipal Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Socio-Demographic – Table CN.GH: Number of School: Higher Education: Regular: Prefecture Level City.
As of 2023, based on data dating back to 2021, Angola was the country worldwide where the lowest share of the population had a higher education of a bachelor's degree or higher. A high number of the countries on the list were located in Sub-Saharan Africa. On the other hand, Montenegro was the country where the highest share of the population had completed a bachelor's degree or more.
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Number of School: Higher Institution: Hunan: Yongzhou data was reported at 4.000 Unit in 2022. This stayed constant from the previous number of 4.000 Unit for 2021. Number of School: Higher Institution: Hunan: Yongzhou data is updated yearly, averaging 3.000 Unit from Dec 1997 (Median) to 2022, with 26 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.000 Unit in 2022 and a record low of 1.000 Unit in 1999. Number of School: Higher Institution: Hunan: Yongzhou data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Yongzhou Municipal Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Socio-Demographic – Table CN.GH: Number of School: Higher Education: Regular: Prefecture Level City.
In 2023, seven percent of students strongly agreed that it was worthwhile for borrowers to take out loans for education after high school that is a predominantly online program in the United States. In comparison, 12 percent strongly disagreed with this belief.
Switzerland and Denmark were the two OECD countries with the highest average age of new first-time students entering higher education, both with an average age of **. On the other hand, Japan and Belgium had the youngest students on average, at ** and ** years, respectively.
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Number of School: Higher Institution: Guangdong: Maoming data was reported at 6.000 Unit in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 7.000 Unit for 2021. Number of School: Higher Institution: Guangdong: Maoming data is updated yearly, averaging 2.000 Unit from Dec 1997 (Median) to 2022, with 26 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7.000 Unit in 2021 and a record low of 1.000 Unit in 2003. Number of School: Higher Institution: Guangdong: Maoming data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Maoming Municipal Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Socio-Demographic – Table CN.GH: Number of School: Higher Education: Regular: Prefecture Level City.
In 2021, Luxembourg was the OECD country that spent the highest amount on higher education per student, reaching roughly 35,000 U.S. dollars. This was even though it was the country that spent the lowest amount in terms of share of gross domestic product. The United States followed behind, with the United Kingdom in third. On the other hand, Mexico was the OECD country in which the lowest amount was spent per full-time student in higher education.