C1adjectiveformaleducation
US/ˈtɜːr.ʃi.er.i/
UK/ˈtɜː.ʃər.i/
(of education) at university or college level, after secondary school; also third in order
In context
Fewer than a third of young people in the province go on to tertiary education.
The ministry wants to raise standards at tertiary institutions across the country.
Patients with rare conditions are sent to a tertiary hospital in the city.
Words that go with tertiary
adjective + noun
- tertiary educationTertiary education is free for students in some countries.
- tertiary institutionEach tertiary institution sets its own entry requirements.
- tertiary levelEnglish is required at tertiary level.
- tertiary sectorTourism is part of the tertiary sector of the economy.
- tertiary studentsTertiary students can get discounts on bus passes.