| Population in thousand, 15-64, total, tertiary - IIASA Projection - Education Statistics (2010) |
Rank | Country | Value |
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| 1 |  China | 62,448 |
| 2 | India | 60,266 |
| 3 | United States | 52,404 |
| 4 | Japan | 33,162 |
| 5 | Russia | 24,167 |
| 6 | Indonesia | 13,958 |
| 7 | Philippines | 13,100 |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 12,723 |
| 9 | Germany | 11,578 |
| 10 | South Korea | 10,785 |
| 11 | North Korea | 10,785 |
| 12 | United Kingdom | 10,391 |
| 13 | France | 10,082 |
| 14 | Mexico | 9,999 |
| 15 | Brazil | 9,853 |
| 16 | Canada | 8,947 |
| 17 | Nigeria | 8,589 |
| 18 | Egypt | 7,863 |
| 19 | Pakistan | 7,291 |
| 20 | Thailand | 7,205 |
| 21 | Ukraine | 5,692 |
| 22 | Iran | 5,201 |
| 23 | Colombia | 5,126 |
| 24 | Turkey | 4,810 |
| 25 | Italy | 4,457 |
| 26 | Poland | 4,043 |
| 27 | Australia | 3,809 |
| 28 | Spain | 3,248 |
| 29 | Uzbekistan | 3,191 |
| 30 | Vietnam | 3,091 |
| 31 | Argentina | 3,081 |
| 32 | Chile | 3,014 |
| 33 | South Africa | 2,943 |
| 34 | Malaysia | 2,587 |
| 35 | Peru | 2,467 |
| 36 | Netherlands | 2,400 |
| 37 | Sri Lanka | 2,367 |
| 38 | Kazakhstan | 2,025 |
| 39 | Belgium | 2,023 |
| 40 | Saudi Arabia | 2,000 |
| 41 | Kenya | 1,938 |
| 42 | Morocco | 1,755 |
| 43 | Ecuador | 1,616 |
| 44 | Greece | 1,530 |
| 45 | Romania | 1,526 |
| 46 | Portugal | 1,398 |
| 47 | Sweden | 1,343 |
| 48 | Dominican Republic | 1,306 |
| 49 | Hong Kong | 1,301 |
| 50 | Finland | 1,124 |
| 51 | Bolivia | 1,124 |
| 52 | Swaziland | 1,088 |
| 53 | Nepal | 1,072 |
| 54 | Bulgaria | 1,069 |
| 55 | Singapore | 1,006 |
| 56 | Ireland | 973.56 |
| 57 | Hungary | 962.75 |
| 58 | Uganda | 948.30 |
| 59 | Norway | 869.82 |
| 60 | Austria | 861.72 |
| 61 | Denmark | 829.10 |
| 62 | Czech Republic | 827.60 |
| 63 | Cuba | 788.73 |
| 64 | Ghana | 768.83 |
| 65 | New Zealand | 726.81 |
| 66 | Ethiopia | 704.39 |
| 67 | Kyrgyzstan | 634.04 |
| 68 | Syria | 623.58 |
| 69 | El Salvador | 604.04 |
| 70 | Costa Rica | 571.47 |
| 71 | Cameroon | 561.41 |
| 72 | Paraguay | 542.70 |
| 73 | Zimbabwe | 533.59 |
| 74 | Ivory Coast | 515.68 |
| 75 | Slovakia | 503.19 |
| 76 | Guatemala | 499.67 |
| 77 | Turkmenistan | 488.88 |
| 78 | Nicaragua | 483.80 |
| 79 | Panama | 441.25 |
| 80 | Armenia | 423.89 |
| 81 | Mongolia | 397.56 |
| 82 | Lithuania | 388.26 |
| 83 | Zambia | 380.65 |
| 84 | Madagascar | 359.57 |
| 85 | Croatia | 325.47 |
| 86 | Honduras | 279.05 |
| 87 | Latvia | 263.66 |
| 88 | Tanzania | 247.64 |
| 89 | Slovenia | 238.67 |
| 90 | Guinea | 216.77 |
| 91 | Haiti | 212.44 |
| 92 | Burkina Faso | 174.76 |
| 93 | Eritrea | 171.74 |
| 94 | Macedonia | 164.53 |
| 95 | Estonia | 152.59 |
| 96 | Benin | 147.95 |
| 97 | Mali | 142.23 |
| 98 | Cambodia | 124.33 |
| 99 | Uruguay | 118.03 |
| 100 | Cyprus | 105.62 |
| 101 | Niger | 104.10 |
| 102 | Mauritania | 88.31 |
| 103 | Mozambique | 87.81 |
| 104 | Chad | 86.94 |
| 105 | Central African Republic | 86.83 |
| 106 | Togo | 81.13 |
| 107 | Bahrain | 72.62 |
| 108 | Gabon | 69.47 |
| 109 | Jordan | 67.51 |
| 110 | Luxembourg | 63.48 |
| 111 | Rwanda | 57.68 |
| 112 | Malawi | 55.22 |
| 113 | Macau | 49.61 |
| 114 | Bahamas | 46.90 |
| 115 | Namibia | 46.07 |
| 116 | Guyana | 41.98 |
| 117 | Malta | 34.54 |
| 118 | Mauritius | 27.67 |
| 119 | Comoros | 24.34 |
| 120 | Belize | 22.43 |
| 121 | Maldives | 3.78 |
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