Number of universities worldwide in 2021, by country

Published by Statista Research Department, Nov 17, 2022
India has the most universities worldwide. According to data from July 2021, there were an estimated 5,288 universities in India. The United States had the second most universities counting 3,216, followed by Indonesia with 2,595 universities.

Estimated number of universities worldwide as of July 2021, by country

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July 2021

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

July 2021

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