The Cost of University Education Around the World

All night long news has been blaring on CNN and BBC about the massive student protest going on near the Parliament in London with university students protesting the 300% hike in their tuition fees. I know I'm supposed to be doing research (which I am, actually, chapter by chapter) right now, but I'm verily tempted to look at how much a university education actually costs in other parts of the world.


(all calculations are for undergraduate tuition fees alone and does not cover other expenses; calculated for one year)


The Annual Cost of University Tuition in the Philippines: 

between PhP 700 (Polytechnic University of the Philippines) to PhP200,000 (University of Asia and the Pacific) per year...that's between $16 to $1,032  /year

University Tuition Fee in the United States:

from $876/year (Berea College in Berea, Kentucky) to $45,800/year (Landmark College in Putney, Vermont)

University Tuition Fee in the United Kingdom:

up to £3,290/year or $5,218/year

University Tuition in Norway, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Greece, Brazil, Libya, Sri Lanka, Cuba and Venezuela:

Free! (libre!)

Of course, these are straight comparisons of numbers. Other factors like cost of living, annual income, and subsidies have to be considered...but I have to go back to my "real" research now. Lol.