University Graduates
| Annual University Graduates | Updated: April 11, 2010 |
University graduates provide the foundation for IT and high value added BPO and knowledge process outsourcing (KPO). Summarized below are the annual volumes of university graduates by country. China is the clear leader with over double that of United States, India and Russia. In Europe Ukraine and Poland are leaders and in Latin America, Brazil and Mexico are at the top. Data on university graduates is sourced from the OECD 2009 Global Education Digest. The population is formally defined as those with tertiary/ ISCED 5-6 education. |
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| Rank | Country | Value (thousands) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Outsourcing to China | 5,873 | UNESCO, 2009 |
| 2 | Outsourcing to United States | 2,704 | UNESCO, 2009 |
| 3 | Outsourcing to India | 2,700 | NASSCOM, 2006 |
| 4 | Outsourcing to Russia | 1,991 | UNESCO, 2009 |
| 5 | Outsourcing to Brazil | 820 | UNESCO, 2009 |
| 6 | Outsourcing to Ukraine | 559 | UNESCO, 2009 |
| 7 | Outsourcing to Poland | 533 | UNESCO, 2009 |
| 8 | Outsourcing to Thailand | 506 | UNESCO, 2009 |
| 9 | Outsourcing to Mexico | 422 | UNESCO, 2009 |
| 10 | Outsourcing to Philippines | 410 | UNESCO, 2009 |
| 11 | Outsourcing to Canada | 242 | Statistics Canada, 2007 |
| 12 | Outsourcing to Vietnam | 242 | UNESCO, 2009 |
| 13 | Outsourcing to Argentina | 223 | UNESCO, 2009 |
| 14 | Outsourcing to Romania | 206 | UNESCO, 2009 |
| 15 | Outsourcing to Malaysia | 163 | UNESCO, 2009 |
| 16 | Outsourcing to South Africa | 125 | UNESCO, 2009 |
| 17 | Outsourcing to Chile | 87 | UNESCO, 2009 |
| 18 | Outsourcing to Czech Republic | 78 | UNESCO, 2009 |
| 19 | Outsourcing to Israel | 77 | UNESCO, 2008 |
| 20 | Outsourcing to Hungary | 67 | UNESCO, 2009 |
| 21 | Outsourcing to Jordan | 50 | UNESCO, 2009 |
| 22 | Outsourcing to Bulgaria | 45 | UNESCO, 2009 |