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Women now make up over half of all students enrolled in tertiary education worldwide, and these young women are pursuing careers in engineering, technology, and innovation at record rates.
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Dayana Sarkisova, Time, 14 Aug. 2025
Many adults continue to be excluded from tertiary education due to barriers such as location, cost, or inflexible schedules.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 26 July 2025
People with specific intracranial injuries had lower attainment in tertiary education than people with concussions.
—New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2025
And diversifying what those colleges looked like; new forms of tertiary education, from commuter schools and junior colleges (today’s community colleges) to for-profit vocational colleges, either developed or proliferated.
—Adrian Daub / Made By History, TIME, 3 Sep. 2024
But now, tertiary education sees more women than men, and female literacy rates have made notable strides.
—Karishma Mehrotra, Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2023
Also at risk are women and girls, who are banned from obtaining secondary and tertiary education, working in many escorts and other aspects of daily life because of policies in place in Afghanistan, by Taliban leaders.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 29 Oct. 2023
This stands in glaring contrast with the faster-growing economies of Brazil and India, in which laborers with a tertiary education account for less than 10 percent of the workforce.
—Masoud Movahed, Foreign Affairs, 22 Nov. 2015
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Dayana Sarkisova, Time, 14 Aug. 2025
Many adults continue to be excluded from tertiary education due to barriers such as location, cost, or inflexible schedules.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 26 July 2025
People with specific intracranial injuries had lower attainment in tertiary education than people with concussions.
—New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2025
And diversifying what those colleges looked like; new forms of tertiary education, from commuter schools and junior colleges (today’s community colleges) to for-profit vocational colleges, either developed or proliferated.
—Adrian Daub / Made By History, TIME, 3 Sep. 2024
But now, tertiary education sees more women than men, and female literacy rates have made notable strides.
—Karishma Mehrotra, Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2023
Also at risk are women and girls, who are banned from obtaining secondary and tertiary education, working in many escorts and other aspects of daily life because of policies in place in Afghanistan, by Taliban leaders.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 29 Oct. 2023
This stands in glaring contrast with the faster-growing economies of Brazil and India, in which laborers with a tertiary education account for less than 10 percent of the workforce.
—Masoud Movahed, Foreign Affairs, 22 Nov. 2015
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“Tertiary education.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tertiary%20education. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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