| Graduates, tertiary, total - Tertiary - Education Statistics (Most Recent Data) |
Rank | Country | Value |
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| 1 |  China (2008) | 7,071,047 |
| 2 | United States (2008) | 2,782,270 |
| 3 | Russia (2007) | 1,985,478 |
| 4 | Japan (2008) | 1,033,774 |
| 5 | Brazil (2008) | 917,111 |
| 6 | United Kingdom (2007) | 651,059 |
| 7 | France (2008) | 621,444 |
| 8 | Ukraine (2008) | 610,230 |
| 9 | South Korea (2008) | 605,278 |
| 10 | North Korea (2008) | 605,278 |
| 11 | Thailand (2008) | 541,886 |
| 12 | Poland (2007) | 532,827 |
| 13 | Germany (2008) | 467,335 |
| 14 | Turkey (2008) | 444,758 |
| 15 | Indonesia (2008) | 424,616 |
| 16 | Mexico (2008) | 420,479 |
| 17 | Egypt (2008) | 416,470 |
| 18 | Philippines (2006) | 410,067 |
| 19 | Italy (2007) | 400,021 |
| 20 | Iran (2007) | 340,246 |
| 21 | Romania (2008) | 311,475 |
| 22 | Australia (2008) | 295,885 |
| 23 | Spain (2008) | 291,036 |
| 24 | Canada (2002) | 246,589 |
| 25 | Vietnam (2008) | 243,517 |
| 26 | Argentina (2007) | 236,060 |
| 27 | Bangladesh (2003) | 190,030 |
| 28 | Malaysia (2007) | 181,404 |
| 29 | Colombia (2008) | 134,923 |
| 30 | Netherlands (2008) | 124,228 |
| 31 | Algeria (2007) | 120,168 |
| 32 | Belarus (2008) | 112,882 |
| 33 | Burma (2007) | 104,590 |
| 34 | South Africa (1998) | 103,796 |
| 35 | Cuba (2008) | 103,761 |
| 36 | Venezuela (2004) | 101,112 |
| 37 | Belgium (2008) | 97,248 |
| 38 | Czech Republic (2008) | 88,975 |
| 39 | Iraq (2004) | 87,849 |
| 40 | Chile (2007) | 87,485 |
| 41 | Saudi Arabia (2008) | 87,155 |
| 42 | Switzerland (2008) | 79,453 |
| 43 | Uzbekistan (2008) | 73,727 |
| 44 | Portugal (2006) | 71,828 |
| 45 | Ecuador (2008) | 70,193 |
| 46 | Slovakia (2008) | 65,026 |
| 47 | Hungary (2008) | 63,331 |
| 48 | Morocco (2008) | 62,727 |
| 49 | Israel (2000) | 62,363 |
| 50 | Greece (2007) | 60,475 |
| 51 | Sweden (2008) | 60,434 |
| 52 | Finland (2008) | 60,075 |
| 53 | Ireland (2008) | 60,074 |
| 54 | Tunisia (2007) | 58,598 |
| 55 | Nigeria (1999) | 58,455 |
| 56 | Georgia (2008) | 55,369 |
| 57 | Bulgaria (2008) | 54,910 |
| 58 | New Zealand (2008) | 54,445 |
| 59 | Peru (1998) | 53,144 |
| 60 | Denmark (2007) | 50,849 |
| 61 | Jordan (2007) | 49,574 |
| 62 | Ethiopia (2008) | 49,244 |
| 63 | Austria (2008) | 43,915 |
| 64 | Lithuania (2008) | 42,547 |
| 65 | Hong Kong (2008) | 38,829 |
| 66 | Kenya (2001) | 38,683 |
| 67 | Serbia (2008) | 36,330 |
| 68 | Kyrgyzstan (2008) | 35,578 |
| 69 | Norway (2008) | 35,288 |
| 70 | Cameroon (2008) | 33,991 |
| 71 | Lebanon (2008) | 32,297 |
| 72 | Azerbaijan (2008) | 32,189 |
| 73 | Mongolia (2008) | 29,599 |
| 74 | Moldova (2008) | 27,056 |
| 75 | Yemen (2007) | 26,527 |
| 76 | Costa Rica (2002) | 26,463 |
| 77 | Bolivia (2003) | 26,114 |
| 78 | West Bank and Gaza (2008) | 25,275 |
| 79 | Latvia (2008) | 24,170 |
| 80 | Croatia (2007) | 22,228 |
| 81 | Uganda (2004) | 21,164 |
| 82 | Panama (2007) | 20,182 |
| 83 | Tajikistan (2008) | 19,517 |
| 84 | Slovenia (2008) | 17,221 |
| 85 | Cambodia (2008) | 16,708 |
| 86 | Madagascar (2008) | 16,395 |
| 87 | Bosnia and Herzegovina (2008) | 16,012 |
| 88 | Armenia (2007) | 15,955 |
| 89 | El Salvador (2008) | 15,801 |
| 90 | Honduras (2008) | 13,814 |
| 91 | United Arab Emirates (2007) | 13,222 |
| 92 | Estonia (2008) | 11,345 |
| 93 | Macedonia (2008) | 11,197 |
| 94 | Oman (2008) | 10,727 |
| 95 | Uruguay (2007) | 8,902 |
| 96 | Laos (2006) | 7,370 |
| 97 | Liberia (2000) | 7,034 |
| 98 | Macau (2008) | 6,786 |
| 99 | Sierra Leone (2000) | 6,236 |
| 100 | Guatemala (2007) | 6,073 |
| 101 | Namibia (2008) | 5,525 |
| 102 | Albania (2003) | 5,202 |
| 103 | Nicaragua (2002) | 4,298 |
| 104 | Cyprus (2008) | 4,228 |
| 105 | Tanzania (2004) | 4,028 |
| 106 | Iceland (2008) | 3,629 |
| 107 | Mozambique (2005) | 3,615 |
| 108 | Rwanda (2004) | 3,595 |
| 109 | Trinidad and Tobago (2004) | 3,176 |
| 110 | Bahrain (2006) | 2,881 |
| 111 | Malta (2007) | 2,729 |
| 112 | Mauritania (2006) | 2,707 |
| 113 | Gabon (1999) | 2,499 |
| 114 | Niger (2008) | 1,871 |
| 115 | Swaziland (2006) | 1,843 |
| 116 | Qatar (2008) | 1,789 |
| 117 | Guyana (2008) | 1,746 |
| 118 | Barbados (2007) | 1,733 |
| 119 | Burundi (2004) | 1,731 |
| 120 | Fiji (2004) | 1,679 |
| 121 | Botswana (2002) | 1,598 |
| 122 | Brunei Darussalam (2008) | 1,544 |
| 123 | Lesotho (2003) | 1,319 |
| 124 | Malawi (2007) | 1,299 |
| 125 | Eritrea (2004) | 1,254 |
| 126 | Benin (1999) | 1,000 |
| 127 | Vanuatu (2003) | 914 |
| 128 | Chad (2000) | 715 |
| 129 | Luxembourg (2000) | 680 |
| 130 | Netherlands Antilles (2000) | 569 |
| 131 | Gambia (2004) | 470 |
| 132 | Western Samoa (2000) | 406 |
| 133 | Virgin Islands (U.S.) (2007) | 321 |
| 134 | Aruba (2008) | 286 |
| 135 | Djibouti (2005) | 280 |
| 136 | Cayman Islands (2008) | 224 |
| 137 | Angola (2002) | 172 |
| 138 | Bermuda (2007) | 167 |
| 139 | Belize (2004) | 150 |
| 140 | Liechtenstein (2008) | 141 |
| 141 | Micronesia (1999) | 139 |
| 142 | Republic of the Congo (2000) | 136 |
| 143 | American Samoa (2007) | 106 |
| 144 | Comoros (2000) | 76 |
| 145 | Andorra (2008) | 42 |
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