| Population in thousand, 15-44, total, tertiary - IIASA Projection - Education Statistics (2010) |
Rank | Country | Value |
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| 1 |  China | 48,879 |
| 2 | India | 47,194 |
| 3 | United States | 29,242 |
| 4 | Japan | 21,341 |
| 5 | Russia | 14,148 |
| 6 | Indonesia | 11,180 |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 10,605 |
| 8 | Philippines | 10,300 |
| 9 | North Korea | 7,777 |
| 10 | South Korea | 7,777 |
| 11 | Mexico | 7,450 |
| 12 | France | 7,168 |
| 13 | Nigeria | 6,816 |
| 14 | United Kingdom | 6,429 |
| 15 | Egypt | 6,292 |
| 16 | Brazil | 6,289 |
| 17 | Pakistan | 5,977 |
| 18 | Germany | 5,737 |
| 19 | Thailand | 5,485 |
| 20 | Canada | 5,186 |
| 21 | Iran | 4,286 |
| 22 | Colombia | 3,912 |
| 23 | Turkey | 3,631 |
| 24 | Ukraine | 3,279 |
| 25 | Poland | 2,720 |
| 26 | Italy | 2,590 |
| 27 | Vietnam | 2,422 |
| 28 | Uzbekistan | 2,388 |
| 29 | Australia | 2,271 |
| 30 | South Africa | 2,234 |
| 31 | Spain | 2,229 |
| 32 | Chile | 2,192 |
| 33 | Malaysia | 2,188 |
| 34 | Argentina | 2,031 |
| 35 | Peru | 1,854 |
| 36 | Sri Lanka | 1,748 |
| 37 | Kenya | 1,582 |
| 38 | Saudi Arabia | 1,561 |
| 39 | Morocco | 1,360 |
| 40 | Kazakhstan | 1,344 |
| 41 | Netherlands | 1,320 |
| 42 | Belgium | 1,226 |
| 43 | Ecuador | 1,194 |
| 44 | Portugal | 1,066 |
| 45 | Dominican Republic | 990.26 |
| 46 | Romania | 968.99 |
| 47 | Greece | 967.87 |
| 48 | Nepal | 941.43 |
| 49 | Bolivia | 899.85 |
| 50 | Hong Kong | 864.80 |
| 51 | Uganda | 807.33 |
| 52 | Sweden | 748.12 |
| 53 | Singapore | 744.44 |
| 54 | Ireland | 718.98 |
| 55 | Bulgaria | 612.98 |
| 56 | Ethiopia | 609.98 |
| 57 | Ghana | 602.36 |
| 58 | Swaziland | 594.12 |
| 59 | Finland | 587.89 |
| 60 | Hungary | 564.46 |
| 61 | Norway | 525.16 |
| 62 | El Salvador | 491.20 |
| 63 | Czech Republic | 479.47 |
| 64 | Zimbabwe | 469.71 |
| 65 | Syria | 468.02 |
| 66 | Cameroon | 462.98 |
| 67 | Kyrgyzstan | 457.27 |
| 68 | Austria | 451.81 |
| 69 | Paraguay | 446.29 |
| 70 | Ivory Coast | 435.55 |
| 71 | Denmark | 430.49 |
| 72 | Cuba | 429.32 |
| 73 | Guatemala | 408.83 |
| 74 | Costa Rica | 407.54 |
| 75 | New Zealand | 407.01 |
| 76 | Nicaragua | 379.50 |
| 77 | Turkmenistan | 362.32 |
| 78 | Panama | 322.15 |
| 79 | Zambia | 309.91 |
| 80 | Slovakia | 300.38 |
| 81 | Mongolia | 270.91 |
| 82 | Armenia | 262 |
| 83 | Madagascar | 258.32 |
| 84 | Honduras | 226.55 |
| 85 | Lithuania | 208.35 |
| 86 | Tanzania | 205.94 |
| 87 | Haiti | 193.30 |
| 88 | Croatia | 183.34 |
| 89 | Burkina Faso | 159.35 |
| 90 | Latvia | 158.67 |
| 91 | Eritrea | 154.48 |
| 92 | Guinea | 145.26 |
| 93 | Slovenia | 140.19 |
| 94 | Mali | 122.86 |
| 95 | Benin | 115.88 |
| 96 | Cambodia | 113.40 |
| 97 | Macedonia | 87.66 |
| 98 | Niger | 83.97 |
| 99 | Estonia | 80.68 |
| 100 | Central African Republic | 75.34 |
| 101 | Mozambique | 74.49 |
| 102 | Mauritania | 73.67 |
| 103 | Uruguay | 72.91 |
| 104 | Chad | 71.92 |
| 105 | Cyprus | 68.03 |
| 106 | Togo | 63.76 |
| 107 | Jordan | 60.93 |
| 108 | Bahrain | 52.75 |
| 109 | Gabon | 51.36 |
| 110 | Rwanda | 47.37 |
| 111 | Malawi | 44.78 |
| 112 | Luxembourg | 39.04 |
| 113 | Macau | 38.44 |
| 114 | Bahamas | 32.21 |
| 115 | Namibia | 31.35 |
| 116 | Guyana | 28.68 |
| 117 | Malta | 26.65 |
| 118 | Comoros | 20.65 |
| 119 | Mauritius | 18.50 |
| 120 | Belize | 18.49 |
| 121 | Maldives | 3.17 |
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