| Population in thousand, 25+, total, tertiary - IIASA Projection - Education Statistics (2010) |
Rank | Country | Value |
| 1 | United States | 57,929 |
| 2 | China | 51,931 |
| 3 | India | 51,630 |
| 4 | Japan | 33,140 |
| 5 | Russia | 25,439 |
| 6 | Germany | 14,244 |
| 7 | Indonesia | 11,205 |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 11,187 |
| 9 | South Korea | 10,570 |
| 10 | North Korea | 10,570 |
| 11 | Philippines | 10,569 |
| 12 | Brazil | 10,206 |
| 13 | France | 9,963 |
| 14 | Bangladesh | 9,750 |
| 15 | Canada | 9,462 |
| 16 | Mexico | 8,651 |
| 17 | Nigeria | 7,087 |
| 18 | Ukraine | 6,200 |
| 19 | Egypt | 6,113 |
| 20 | Thailand | 5,950 |
| 21 | Pakistan | 5,939 |
| 22 | Italy | 5,124 |
| 23 | Turkey | 4,349 |
| 24 | Poland | 4,314 |
| 25 | Australia | 4,233 |
| 26 | Colombia | 4,165 |
| 27 | Iran | 3,995 |
| 28 | Spain | 3,364 |
| 29 | Argentina | 3,288 |
| 30 | South Africa | 2,707 |
| 31 | Netherlands | 2,680 |
| 32 | Chile | 2,654 |
| 33 | Uzbekistan | 2,651 |
| 34 | Vietnam | 2,406 |
| 35 | Belgium | 2,180 |
| 36 | Peru | 2,124 |
| 37 | Sri Lanka | 2,019 |
| 38 | Malaysia | 1,953 |
| 39 | Saudi Arabia | 1,854 |
| 40 | Kazakhstan | 1,819 |
| 41 | Romania | 1,647 |
| 42 | Greece | 1,624 |
| 43 | Kenya | 1,600 |
| 44 | Sweden | 1,568 |
| 45 | Morocco | 1,443 |
| 46 | Ecuador | 1,392 |
| 47 | Finland | 1,293 |
| 48 | Portugal | 1,274 |
| 49 | Swaziland | 1,265 |
| 50 | Hong Kong | 1,213 |
| 51 | Bulgaria | 1,212 |
| 52 | Dominican Republic | 1,091 |
| 53 | Hungary | 1,081 |
| 54 | Austria | 1,067 |
| 55 | Denmark | 967.42 |
| 56 | Norway | 940.01 |
| 57 | Czech Republic | 933.64 |
| 58 | Ireland | 933.24 |
| 59 | Bolivia | 914.43 |
| 60 | Singapore | 876.61 |
| 61 | Cuba | 834.62 |
| 62 | Nepal | 788.70 |
| 63 | New Zealand | 768.61 |
| 64 | Uganda | 749.31 |
| 65 | Ghana | 692.13 |
| 66 | Syria | 613.18 |
| 67 | Ethiopia | 581.56 |
| 68 | Kyrgyzstan | 554.54 |
| 69 | Slovakia | 537.09 |
| 70 | El Salvador | 509.45 |
| 71 | Costa Rica | 492.06 |
| 72 | Cameroon | 467.98 |
| 73 | Zimbabwe | 437.87 |
| 74 | Paraguay | 434.97 |
| 75 | Lithuania | 432.03 |
| 76 | Armenia | 428.02 |
| 77 | Turkmenistan | 415.73 |
| 78 | Ivory Coast | 402.34 |
| 79 | Guatemala | 401.10 |
| 80 | Nicaragua | 397.72 |
| 81 | Panama | 390.73 |
| 82 | Mongolia | 380.87 |
| 83 | Croatia | 369.56 |
| 84 | Zambia | 336.14 |
| 85 | Latvia | 310.21 |
| 86 | Madagascar | 298.93 |
| 87 | Slovenia | 272.01 |
| 88 | Tanzania | 226.31 |
| 89 | Honduras | 224.74 |
| 90 | Guinea | 203.14 |
| 91 | Haiti | 186.36 |
| 92 | Macedonia | 185.94 |
| 93 | Estonia | 178.55 |
| 94 | Burkina Faso | 151.70 |
| 95 | Eritrea | 138.29 |
| 96 | Uruguay | 131.23 |
| 97 | Benin | 121.93 |
| 98 | Mali | 112.57 |
| 99 | Cyprus | 105.44 |
| 100 | Niger | 100.64 |
| 101 | Cambodia | 91.69 |
| 102 | Mauritania | 79.38 |
| 103 | Togo | 75.21 |
| 104 | Bahrain | 69.57 |
| 105 | Mozambique | 67.55 |
| 106 | Luxembourg | 66.65 |
| 107 | Chad | 64.54 |
| 108 | Gabon | 62.82 |
| 109 | Central African Republic | 62.50 |
| 110 | Jordan | 54.41 |
| 111 | Rwanda | 52.24 |
| 112 | Malawi | 49.33 |
| 113 | Macau | 46.68 |
| 114 | Namibia | 44.53 |
| 115 | Bahamas | 43.70 |
| 116 | Guyana | 37.36 |
| 117 | Malta | 34.30 |
| 118 | Mauritius | 26.55 |
| 119 | Comoros | 20.88 |
| 120 | Belize | 17.78 |
| 121 | Maldives | 3.23 |
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