> Source: https://coursetojob.com/countries/ — updated 2026-09-26 · language: en > Markdown version of this CourseToJob page for AI agents. The HTML page is canonical. Data licence CC BY 4.0: cite the page URL and the original statistical source. # Graduate jobs and salaries by country How much more do graduates earn, and how likely are they to find work? Official ILO and OECD data for 133 countries. Updated September 26, 2026 [How we use data](https://coursetojob.com/methodology/) [See the world table](https://coursetojob.com/graduate-salaries/) [Compare countries](https://coursetojob.com/compare/) - East Asia and Pacific (21) - Europe and Central Asia (36) - Latin America and the Caribbean (25) - Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan (8) - North America (2) - South Asia (6) - Sub-Saharan Africa (35) ## Popular study destinations - **[Australia](https://coursetojob.com/countries/australia/)** — +28% more for tertiary-educated employees (2021) East Asia and Pacific - **[Canada](https://coursetojob.com/countries/canada/)** — +14% more for tertiary-educated employees (2025) North America - **[France](https://coursetojob.com/countries/france/)** — +25% more for tertiary-educated employees (2025) Europe and Central Asia - **[Germany](https://coursetojob.com/countries/germany/)** — +42% more for tertiary-educated employees (2022) Europe and Central Asia - **[Ireland](https://coursetojob.com/countries/ireland/)** — +26% more for tertiary-educated employees (2021) Europe and Central Asia - **[Italy](https://coursetojob.com/countries/italy/)** — +21% more for tertiary-educated employees (2025) Europe and Central Asia - **[Japan](https://coursetojob.com/countries/japan/)** — 2.4% unemployment, tertiary-educated adults (2020) East Asia and Pacific - **[Malaysia](https://coursetojob.com/countries/malaysia/)** — 2.2% unemployment, tertiary-educated adults (2022) East Asia and Pacific - **[Netherlands](https://coursetojob.com/countries/netherlands/)** — +19% more for tertiary-educated employees (2025) Europe and Central Asia - **[New Zealand](https://coursetojob.com/countries/new-zealand/)** — 2.6% unemployment, tertiary-educated adults (2020) East Asia and Pacific - **[Singapore](https://coursetojob.com/countries/singapore/)** — 3.2% unemployment, tertiary-educated adults (2025) East Asia and Pacific - **[South Korea](https://coursetojob.com/countries/south-korea/)** — 2.6% unemployment, tertiary-educated adults (2025) East Asia and Pacific - **[Spain](https://coursetojob.com/countries/spain/)** — +29% more for tertiary-educated employees (2025) Europe and Central Asia - **[Sweden](https://coursetojob.com/countries/sweden/)** — +12% more for tertiary-educated employees (2025) Europe and Central Asia - **[Switzerland](https://coursetojob.com/countries/switzerland/)** — +32% more for tertiary-educated employees (2025) Europe and Central Asia - **[United Kingdom](https://coursetojob.com/countries/united-kingdom/)** — +20% more for tertiary-educated employees (2025) Europe and Central Asia - **[United States](https://coursetojob.com/countries/united-states/)** — +35% more for tertiary-educated employees (2025) North America ## East Asia and Pacific - **[Australia](https://coursetojob.com/countries/australia/)** — +28% more for tertiary-educated employees (2021) East Asia and Pacific - **[Cambodia](https://coursetojob.com/countries/cambodia/)** — +54% more for tertiary-educated employees (2025) East Asia and Pacific - **[Fiji](https://coursetojob.com/countries/fiji/)** — +40% more for tertiary-educated employees (2024) East Asia and Pacific - **[Indonesia](https://coursetojob.com/countries/indonesia/)** — +60% more for tertiary-educated employees (2023) East Asia and Pacific - **[Japan](https://coursetojob.com/countries/japan/)** — 2.4% unemployment, tertiary-educated adults (2020) East Asia and Pacific - **[Kiribati](https://coursetojob.com/countries/kiribati/)** — +110% more for tertiary-educated employees (2023) East Asia and Pacific - **[Laos](https://coursetojob.com/countries/laos/)** — +1% more for tertiary-educated employees (2022) East Asia and Pacific - **[Malaysia](https://coursetojob.com/countries/malaysia/)** — 2.2% unemployment, tertiary-educated adults (2022) East Asia and Pacific - **[Marshall Islands](https://coursetojob.com/countries/marshall-islands/)** — +67% more for tertiary-educated employees (2019) East Asia and Pacific - **[Mongolia](https://coursetojob.com/countries/mongolia/)** — +11% more for tertiary-educated employees (2025) East Asia and Pacific - **[Myanmar](https://coursetojob.com/countries/myanmar/)** — -16% more for tertiary-educated employees (2020) East Asia and Pacific - **[New Zealand](https://coursetojob.com/countries/new-zealand/)** — 2.6% unemployment, tertiary-educated adults (2020) East Asia and Pacific - **[Palau](https://coursetojob.com/countries/palau/)** — +68% more for tertiary-educated employees (2023) East Asia and Pacific - **[Philippines](https://coursetojob.com/countries/philippines/)** — +54% more for tertiary-educated employees (2024) East Asia and Pacific - **[Samoa](https://coursetojob.com/countries/samoa/)** — +53% more for tertiary-educated employees (2022) East Asia and Pacific - **[Singapore](https://coursetojob.com/countries/singapore/)** — 3.2% unemployment, tertiary-educated adults (2025) East Asia and Pacific - **[South Korea](https://coursetojob.com/countries/south-korea/)** — 2.6% unemployment, tertiary-educated adults (2025) East Asia and Pacific - **[Thailand](https://coursetojob.com/countries/thailand/)** — +74% more for tertiary-educated employees (2025) East Asia and Pacific - **[Timor-Leste](https://coursetojob.com/countries/timor-leste/)** — +50% more for tertiary-educated employees (2021) East Asia and Pacific - **[Tonga](https://coursetojob.com/countries/tonga/)** — 0% more for tertiary-educated employees (2023) East Asia and Pacific - **[Vietnam](https://coursetojob.com/countries/vietnam/)** — +25% more for tertiary-educated employees (2024) East Asia and Pacific ## Europe and Central Asia - **[Armenia](https://coursetojob.com/countries/armenia/)** — 0% more for tertiary-educated employees (2023) Europe and Central Asia - **[Austria](https://coursetojob.com/countries/austria/)** — +18% more for tertiary-educated employees (2025) Europe and Central Asia - **[Belgium](https://coursetojob.com/countries/belgium/)** — +12% more for tertiary-educated employees (2025) Europe and Central Asia - **[Bosnia and Herzegovina](https://coursetojob.com/countries/bosnia-and-herzegovina/)** — 0% more for tertiary-educated employees (2025) Europe and Central Asia - **[Bulgaria](https://coursetojob.com/countries/bulgaria/)** — +53% more for tertiary-educated employees (2025) Europe and Central Asia - **[Croatia](https://coursetojob.com/countries/croatia/)** — +52% more for tertiary-educated employees (2025) Europe and Central Asia - **[Cyprus](https://coursetojob.com/countries/cyprus/)** — +23% more for tertiary-educated employees (2025) Europe and Central Asia - **[Czechia](https://coursetojob.com/countries/czechia/)** — +22% more for tertiary-educated employees (2025) Europe and Central Asia - **[Denmark](https://coursetojob.com/countries/denmark/)** — +15% more for tertiary-educated employees (2025) Europe and Central Asia - **[Estonia](https://coursetojob.com/countries/estonia/)** — +28% more for tertiary-educated employees (2025) Europe and Central Asia - **[Finland](https://coursetojob.com/countries/finland/)** — +17% more for tertiary-educated employees (2025) Europe and Central Asia - **[France](https://coursetojob.com/countries/france/)** — +25% more for tertiary-educated employees (2025) Europe and Central Asia - **[Georgia](https://coursetojob.com/countries/georgia/)** — +25% more for tertiary-educated employees (2023) Europe and Central Asia - **[Germany](https://coursetojob.com/countries/germany/)** — +42% more for tertiary-educated employees (2022) Europe and Central Asia - **[Greece](https://coursetojob.com/countries/greece/)** — +13% more for tertiary-educated employees (2025) Europe and Central Asia - **[Hungary](https://coursetojob.com/countries/hungary/)** — +30% more for tertiary-educated employees (2025) Europe and Central Asia - **[Iceland](https://coursetojob.com/countries/iceland/)** — +20% more for tertiary-educated employees (2020) Europe and Central Asia - **[Ireland](https://coursetojob.com/countries/ireland/)** — +26% more for tertiary-educated employees (2021) Europe and Central Asia - **[Italy](https://coursetojob.com/countries/italy/)** — +21% more for tertiary-educated employees (2025) Europe and Central Asia - **[Latvia](https://coursetojob.com/countries/latvia/)** — +28% more for tertiary-educated employees (2025) Europe and Central Asia - **[Lithuania](https://coursetojob.com/countries/lithuania/)** — +33% more for tertiary-educated employees (2025) Europe and Central Asia - **[Luxembourg](https://coursetojob.com/countries/luxembourg/)** — +32% more for tertiary-educated employees (2025) Europe and Central Asia - **[Moldova](https://coursetojob.com/countries/moldova/)** — +39% more for tertiary-educated employees (2025) Europe and Central Asia - **[Netherlands](https://coursetojob.com/countries/netherlands/)** — +19% more for tertiary-educated employees (2025) Europe and Central Asia - **[Norway](https://coursetojob.com/countries/norway/)** — +12% more for tertiary-educated employees (2025) Europe and Central Asia - **[Poland](https://coursetojob.com/countries/poland/)** — +19% more for tertiary-educated employees (2025) Europe and Central Asia - **[Portugal](https://coursetojob.com/countries/portugal/)** — +43% more for tertiary-educated employees (2025) Europe and Central Asia - **[Romania](https://coursetojob.com/countries/romania/)** — +36% more for tertiary-educated employees (2025) Europe and Central Asia - **[Serbia](https://coursetojob.com/countries/serbia/)** — +21% more for tertiary-educated employees (2025) Europe and Central Asia - **[Slovakia](https://coursetojob.com/countries/slovakia/)** — +25% more for tertiary-educated employees (2025) Europe and Central Asia - **[Slovenia](https://coursetojob.com/countries/slovenia/)** — +29% more for tertiary-educated employees (2025) Europe and Central Asia - **[Spain](https://coursetojob.com/countries/spain/)** — +29% more for tertiary-educated employees (2025) Europe and Central Asia - **[Sweden](https://coursetojob.com/countries/sweden/)** — +12% more for tertiary-educated employees (2025) Europe and Central Asia - **[Switzerland](https://coursetojob.com/countries/switzerland/)** — +32% more for tertiary-educated employees (2025) Europe and Central Asia - **[Türkiye](https://coursetojob.com/countries/turkiye/)** — +70% more for tertiary-educated employees (2025) Europe and Central Asia - **[United Kingdom](https://coursetojob.com/countries/united-kingdom/)** — +20% more for tertiary-educated employees (2025) Europe and Central Asia ## Latin America and the Caribbean - **[Antigua and Barbuda](https://coursetojob.com/countries/antigua-and-barbuda/)** — +40% more for tertiary-educated employees (2023) Latin America and the Caribbean - **[Argentina](https://coursetojob.com/countries/argentina/)** — +37% more for tertiary-educated employees (2025) Latin America and the Caribbean - **[Bahamas](https://coursetojob.com/countries/bahamas/)** — +47% more for tertiary-educated employees (2024) Latin America and the Caribbean - **[Barbados](https://coursetojob.com/countries/barbados/)** — +99% more for tertiary-educated employees (2016) Latin America and the Caribbean - **[Belize](https://coursetojob.com/countries/belize/)** — +67% more for tertiary-educated employees (2019) Latin America and the Caribbean - **[Bolivia](https://coursetojob.com/countries/bolivia/)** — +29% more for tertiary-educated employees (2025) Latin America and the Caribbean - **[Brazil](https://coursetojob.com/countries/brazil/)** — +105% more for tertiary-educated employees (2025) Latin America and the Caribbean - **[Chile](https://coursetojob.com/countries/chile/)** — +75% more for tertiary-educated employees (2024) Latin America and the Caribbean - **[Colombia](https://coursetojob.com/countries/colombia/)** — +67% more for tertiary-educated employees (2025) Latin America and the Caribbean - **[Costa Rica](https://coursetojob.com/countries/costa-rica/)** — +106% more for tertiary-educated employees (2025) Latin America and the Caribbean - **[Dominican Republic](https://coursetojob.com/countries/dominican-republic/)** — +101% more for tertiary-educated employees (2025) Latin America and the Caribbean - **[Ecuador](https://coursetojob.com/countries/ecuador/)** — +55% more for tertiary-educated employees (2025) Latin America and the Caribbean - **[El Salvador](https://coursetojob.com/countries/el-salvador/)** — +26% more for tertiary-educated employees (2025) Latin America and the Caribbean - **[Guatemala](https://coursetojob.com/countries/guatemala/)** — +127% more for tertiary-educated employees (2025) Latin America and the Caribbean - **[Guyana](https://coursetojob.com/countries/guyana/)** — +46% more for tertiary-educated employees (2024) Latin America and the Caribbean - **[Honduras](https://coursetojob.com/countries/honduras/)** — +150% more for tertiary-educated employees (2025) Latin America and the Caribbean - **[Mexico](https://coursetojob.com/countries/mexico/)** — +60% more for tertiary-educated employees (2025) Latin America and the Caribbean - **[Panama](https://coursetojob.com/countries/panama/)** — +72% more for tertiary-educated employees (2025) Latin America and the Caribbean - **[Paraguay](https://coursetojob.com/countries/paraguay/)** — +49% more for tertiary-educated employees (2017) Latin America and the Caribbean - **[Peru](https://coursetojob.com/countries/peru/)** — +97% more for tertiary-educated employees (2025) Latin America and the Caribbean - **[Puerto Rico](https://coursetojob.com/countries/puerto-rico/)** — +30% more for tertiary-educated employees (2020) Latin America and the Caribbean - **[Saint Lucia](https://coursetojob.com/countries/saint-lucia/)** — +185% more for tertiary-educated employees (2016) Latin America and the Caribbean - **[Suriname](https://coursetojob.com/countries/suriname/)** — +78% more for tertiary-educated employees (2016) Latin America and the Caribbean - **[Trinidad and Tobago](https://coursetojob.com/countries/trinidad-and-tobago/)** — +81% more for tertiary-educated employees (2016) Latin America and the Caribbean - **[Uruguay](https://coursetojob.com/countries/uruguay/)** — +65% more for tertiary-educated employees (2024) Latin America and the Caribbean ## Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan - **[Afghanistan](https://coursetojob.com/countries/afghanistan/)** — +27% more for tertiary-educated employees (2020) Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan - **[Djibouti](https://coursetojob.com/countries/djibouti/)** — +75% more for tertiary-educated employees (2017) Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan - **[Egypt](https://coursetojob.com/countries/egypt/)** — +10% more for tertiary-educated employees (2024) Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan - **[Jordan](https://coursetojob.com/countries/jordan/)** — +50% more for tertiary-educated employees (2024) Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan - **[Lebanon](https://coursetojob.com/countries/lebanon/)** — +35% more for tertiary-educated employees (2019) Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan - **[Malta](https://coursetojob.com/countries/malta/)** — +40% more for tertiary-educated employees (2020) Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan - **[Pakistan](https://coursetojob.com/countries/pakistan/)** — 0% more for tertiary-educated employees (2025) Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan - **[Tunisia](https://coursetojob.com/countries/tunisia/)** — +83% more for tertiary-educated employees (2019) Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan ## North America - **[Canada](https://coursetojob.com/countries/canada/)** — +14% more for tertiary-educated employees (2025) North America - **[United States](https://coursetojob.com/countries/united-states/)** — +35% more for tertiary-educated employees (2025) North America ## South Asia - **[Bangladesh](https://coursetojob.com/countries/bangladesh/)** — +79% more for tertiary-educated employees (2024) South Asia - **[Bhutan](https://coursetojob.com/countries/bhutan/)** — +64% more for tertiary-educated employees (2025) South Asia - **[India](https://coursetojob.com/countries/india/)** — +94% more for tertiary-educated employees (2025) South Asia - **[Maldives](https://coursetojob.com/countries/maldives/)** — +50% more for tertiary-educated employees (2019) South Asia - **[Nepal](https://coursetojob.com/countries/nepal/)** — +55% more for tertiary-educated employees (2017) South Asia - **[Sri Lanka](https://coursetojob.com/countries/sri-lanka/)** — +58% more for tertiary-educated employees (2024) South Asia ## Sub-Saharan Africa - **[Angola](https://coursetojob.com/countries/angola/)** — +200% more for tertiary-educated employees (2024) Sub-Saharan Africa - **[Benin](https://coursetojob.com/countries/benin/)** — +83% more for tertiary-educated employees (2022) Sub-Saharan Africa - **[Botswana](https://coursetojob.com/countries/botswana/)** — +300% more for tertiary-educated employees (2024) Sub-Saharan Africa - **[Burkina Faso](https://coursetojob.com/countries/burkina-faso/)** — +250% more for tertiary-educated employees (2025) Sub-Saharan Africa - **[Burundi](https://coursetojob.com/countries/burundi/)** — +550% more for tertiary-educated employees (2020) Sub-Saharan Africa - **[Cape Verde](https://coursetojob.com/countries/cape-verde/)** — +149% more for tertiary-educated employees (2015) Sub-Saharan Africa - **[Chad](https://coursetojob.com/countries/chad/)** — +167% more for tertiary-educated employees (2022) Sub-Saharan Africa - **[Comoros](https://coursetojob.com/countries/comoros/)** — +33% more for tertiary-educated employees (2021) Sub-Saharan Africa - **[Côte d’Ivoire](https://coursetojob.com/countries/cote-divoire/)** — +186% more for tertiary-educated employees (2022) Sub-Saharan Africa - **[Democratic Republic of the Congo](https://coursetojob.com/countries/democratic-republic-of-the-congo/)** — +66% more for tertiary-educated employees (2016) Sub-Saharan Africa - **[Equatorial Guinea](https://coursetojob.com/countries/equatorial-guinea/)** — +77% more for tertiary-educated employees (2023) Sub-Saharan Africa - **[Eswatini](https://coursetojob.com/countries/eswatini/)** — +303% more for tertiary-educated employees (2021) Sub-Saharan Africa - **[Ethiopia](https://coursetojob.com/countries/ethiopia/)** — +72% more for tertiary-educated employees (2021) Sub-Saharan Africa - **[Gambia](https://coursetojob.com/countries/gambia/)** — +54% more for tertiary-educated employees (2018) Sub-Saharan Africa - **[Ghana](https://coursetojob.com/countries/ghana/)** — +73% more for tertiary-educated employees (2025) Sub-Saharan Africa - **[Guinea](https://coursetojob.com/countries/guinea/)** — +16% more for tertiary-educated employees (2019) Sub-Saharan Africa - **[Guinea-Bissau](https://coursetojob.com/countries/guinea-bissau/)** — +117% more for tertiary-educated employees (2022) Sub-Saharan Africa - **[Kenya](https://coursetojob.com/countries/kenya/)** — +617% more for tertiary-educated employees (2019) Sub-Saharan Africa - **[Lesotho](https://coursetojob.com/countries/lesotho/)** — +186% more for tertiary-educated employees (2024) Sub-Saharan Africa - **[Liberia](https://coursetojob.com/countries/liberia/)** — +77% more for tertiary-educated employees (2017) Sub-Saharan Africa - **[Madagascar](https://coursetojob.com/countries/madagascar/)** — +68% more for tertiary-educated employees (2015) Sub-Saharan Africa - **[Mali](https://coursetojob.com/countries/mali/)** — +161% more for tertiary-educated employees (2024) Sub-Saharan Africa - **[Mauritius](https://coursetojob.com/countries/mauritius/)** — +60% more for tertiary-educated employees (2024) Sub-Saharan Africa - **[Mozambique](https://coursetojob.com/countries/mozambique/)** — +296% more for tertiary-educated employees (2022) Sub-Saharan Africa - **[Namibia](https://coursetojob.com/countries/namibia/)** — +507% more for tertiary-educated employees (2018) Sub-Saharan Africa - **[Niger](https://coursetojob.com/countries/niger/)** — +346% more for tertiary-educated employees (2022) Sub-Saharan Africa - **[Nigeria](https://coursetojob.com/countries/nigeria/)** — +36% more for tertiary-educated employees (2024) Sub-Saharan Africa - **[Rwanda](https://coursetojob.com/countries/rwanda/)** — +559% more for tertiary-educated employees (2024) Sub-Saharan Africa - **[Senegal](https://coursetojob.com/countries/senegal/)** — +212% more for tertiary-educated employees (2024) Sub-Saharan Africa - **[South Africa](https://coursetojob.com/countries/south-africa/)** — +96% more for tertiary-educated employees (2020) Sub-Saharan Africa - **[Sudan](https://coursetojob.com/countries/sudan/)** — -3% more for tertiary-educated employees (2022) Sub-Saharan Africa - **[Tanzania](https://coursetojob.com/countries/tanzania/)** — +219% more for tertiary-educated employees (2025) Sub-Saharan Africa - **[Togo](https://coursetojob.com/countries/togo/)** — +54% more for tertiary-educated employees (2022) Sub-Saharan Africa - **[Uganda](https://coursetojob.com/countries/uganda/)** — +151% more for tertiary-educated employees (2021) Sub-Saharan Africa - **[Zambia](https://coursetojob.com/countries/zambia/)** — +200% more for tertiary-educated employees (2024) Sub-Saharan Africa We publish a country page only when official statistics are available for it. Figures are for the latest year each country has reported.