Definition of "tertiary education" [tertiary education]

• Higher education (noun)

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• "* ‘Well-educated’ reminds me of Peter Medawar’s wickedly astute observation that ‘the spread of secondary and latterly of tertiary education has created a large population of people, often with well-developed literary and scholarly tastes, who have been educated far beyond their capacity to undertake analytical thought’."
• "The Australian Government will provide nearly $1. 4billion over the next five years in support of tertiary education across the region through an enhanced scholarships programme."