Higher education worldwide

Statistics report about higher education in the world

Higher education worldwide

This report provides an overview of the conditions of higher education and universities in the world. Within this report you will find general statistics about university enrollment and students in the world as well as rankings of the best universities worldwide. Furthermore, there are chapters covering student mobility and expenditure and costs of higher education.

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Overview

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  • Basic Statistic World university rankings by Times Higher Education 2023/2024
  • Basic Statistic Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) 2023
  • Premium Statistic Leading universities by international patent applications 2022
  • Basic Statistic Countries with the highest rates of higher education levels worldwide 2021
  • Basic Statistic Educational attainment worldwide 2020, by gender and level
  • Basic Statistic Share of people with tertiary education in OECD countries 2022, by country
  • Premium Statistic Top host destination of international students worldwide 2022

Universities

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  • Basic Statistic Universities with highest number of students worldwide 2023/2024
  • Premium Statistic Number of universities worldwide in 2023, by country
  • Premium Statistic Leading universities in Africa 2022, by world web ranking
  • Basic Statistic Leading universities Asia 2024
  • Basic Statistic Latin America: leading universities 2025, by QS score
  • Basic Statistic Best European Universities by Times Higher Education 2024

Students

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  • Basic Statistic Gender distribution at the world's leading universities 2023-2024
  • Basic Statistic Countries with the lowest rates of higher education levels worldwide 2021
  • Premium Statistic Share of women among first-time students to higher education 2021
  • Premium Statistic Share of women among entrants to higher education 2021, by field of study
  • Premium Statistic Average age of first-time students to higher education 2021, by age
  • Premium Statistic Distribution first-time students in higher education in OECD 2021, by field of study
  • Premium Statistic Completion rates among bachelor students 2020, by gender

Student mobility

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  • Premium Statistic International student share of higher-ed population worldwide in 2022, by country
  • Premium Statistic Universities worldwide with the highest share of international students 2023-2024
  • Premium Statistic Field of study of international students worldwide 2022, by country

Expenditure & costs

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  • Basic Statistic Higher education spending as a share of GDP worldwide 2020, by country
  • Basic Statistic Higher education spending per student worldwide by country 2020
  • Premium Statistic Countries with the highest tuition fees in the OECD 2019
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