Tertiary Education

Institution Types

Post-secondary education, the same level as higher education, including universities, colleges and institutes.

Tertiary Education is post-secondary education, the same level as higher education, including universities, colleges and institutes.

Related Terms
Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)
A collective term for organisations that provide post-secondary education leading to degrees, diplomas and advanced qualifications.
Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER)
A measure of participation in a level of education, expressed as total enrolment as a percentage of the official age-group population.
University
A degree-awarding higher-education institution spanning multiple disciplines, typically combining teaching and research.
Affiliation
An arrangement in which a college operates under the academic authority of a parent university, which sets the curriculum, conducts examinations and awards degrees.
Autonomous College
An affiliated college granted the freedom to design its own curriculum and conduct its own examinations while remaining linked to a university.