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Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), per capita by country

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Countries reporting
197
Highest
0.0839 units per person
Greece
Lowest
0.001 units per person
Haiti
Median
0.03 units per person
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
6,565

What the numbers show

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), per capita is currently reported for 197 countries. The highest value is 0.0839 units per person in Greece; the lowest is 0.001 units per person in Haiti.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.03 units per person, and the mean is 0.0293 units per person.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 84.

Over the past decade 133 countries rose and 59 fell. The largest increase was in Dominica (up 766.0%), and the largest decrease in Lao People's Democratic Republic (down 69.3%).

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Greece 0.0839 units per person 2023 up 39.5% volatile
2 Argentina 0.0821 units per person 2023 up 26.2% volatile
3 Türkiye 0.082 units per person 2023 up 25.5% volatile
4 Macau, China 0.0809 units per person 2024 up 70.5% rising
5 Grenada 0.08 units per person 2018 up 33.1% volatile
6 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0753 units per person 2015 up 310.6% volatile
7 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.0747 units per person 2009 up 174.1% volatile
8 Chile 0.0695 units per person 2024 up 3.0% volatile
9 Australia 0.0675 units per person 2024 down 15.6% volatile
10 Libya 0.0667 units per person 2003 up 324.8% volatile
11 Ecuador 0.0608 units per person 2023 up 63.9% rising
12 Fiji 0.0607 units per person 2024 down 2.7% volatile
13 Peru 0.0605 units per person 2017 up 80.2% rising
14 Finland 0.0603 units per person 2024 up 7.6% rising
15 Uruguay 0.0597 units per person 2023 up 26.7% rising
16 Saudi Arabia 0.0569 units per person 2024 up 7.7% volatile
17 Norway 0.0567 units per person 2024 up 10.2% rising
18 Netherlands 0.0551 units per person 2023 up 16.4% rising
19 Guam 0.0538 units per person 1989 up 28.6% rising
20 United States of America 0.0536 units per person 2023 down 13.1% falling
21 Korea 0.0527 units per person 2024 down 19.3% rising
22 Iceland 0.0526 units per person 2023 down 10.8% volatile
23 Albania 0.0505 units per person 2024 down 20.4% volatile
24 Spain 0.05 units per person 2024 up 17.3% rising
25 Brazil 0.0498 units per person 2024 up 23.4% volatile
26 Puerto Rico 0.0497 units per person 2023 down 26.5% rising
27 Denmark 0.0487 units per person 2024 down 8.9% rising
28 Georgia 0.0485 units per person 2025 up 41.5% rising
29 Austria 0.0482 units per person 2024 down 2.2% rising
30 Colombia 0.0477 units per person 2022 up 11.3% volatile
31 New Zealand 0.0475 units per person 2024 down 17.7% rising
32 Ireland 0.0474 units per person 2022 up 13.2% rising
33 Belgium 0.0468 units per person 2023 up 6.9% rising
34 Sweden 0.0468 units per person 2024 up 5.6% rising
35 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0467 units per person 2023 up 25.4% rising
36 Dominican Republic 0.0466 units per person 2024 up 5.6% volatile
37 Lebanon 0.046 units per person 2023 up 14.6% rising
38 Canada 0.0459 units per person 2023 up 3.4% falling
39 Philippines 0.0444 units per person 2024 up 29.2% rising
40 Costa Rica 0.0444 units per person 2019 up 4.9% rising
41 Palau 0.0434 units per person 2024 down 11.2% rising
42 Palestine, State of 0.0434 units per person 2023 down 17.1% rising
43 Cyprus 0.0433 units per person 2024 up 54.5% volatile
44 China 0.0431 units per person 2024 up 40.9% volatile
45 Panama 0.043 units per person 2023 up 15.2% rising
46 Mongolia 0.0426 units per person 2024 down 24.9% rising
47 Uzbekistan 0.0421 units per person 2025 up 395.4% volatile
48 France 0.042 units per person 2024 up 16.6% rising
49 Ukraine 0.0417 units per person 2024 down 10.6% rising
50 Mexico 0.0412 units per person 2024 up 44.4% rising
51 Israel 0.0411 units per person 2024 down 10.3% rising
52 Croatia 0.0411 units per person 2023 up 5.8% rising
53 Kyrgyzstan 0.0405 units per person 2025 down 7.8% rising
54 Portugal 0.0405 units per person 2023 up 24.2% volatile
55 Latvia 0.0397 units per person 2024 down 11.8% rising
56 Paraguay 0.0392 units per person 2010 up 141.0% volatile
57 Germany 0.0392 units per person 2024 up 8.9% rising
58 Hong Kong, China 0.0388 units per person 2024 down 8.1% volatile
59 Marshall Islands 0.0386 units per person 2024 up 35.5% rising
60 Poland 0.0382 units per person 2024 down 17.6% volatile
61 Malta 0.0382 units per person 2023 up 29.1% volatile
62 Serbia 0.0379 units per person 2024 up 11.4% rising
63 Morocco 0.0378 units per person 2024 up 63.8% volatile
64 Slovenia 0.0377 units per person 2023 down 20.5% rising
65 Italy 0.0376 units per person 2023 up 21.1% rising
66 Switzerland 0.0375 units per person 2024 up 5.9% rising
67 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.0373 units per person 2022 down 32.7% volatile
68 Kazakhstan 0.0369 units per person 2025 up 1.3% rising
69 Andorra 0.0368 units per person 2024 up 444.8% volatile
70 Jordan 0.0364 units per person 2024 up 11.1% rising
71 Syrian Arab Republic 0.0363 units per person 2016 up 67.6% rising
72 Algeria 0.0354 units per person 2024 up 11.5% rising
73 Indonesia 0.035 units per person 2023 up 39.6% volatile
74 Mauritius 0.035 units per person 2024 up 9.2% volatile
75 Lithuania 0.0349 units per person 2024 down 31.0% rising
76 Bahrain 0.0342 units per person 2024 up 17.9% volatile
77 Montenegro 0.034 units per person 2023 down 15.3% rising
78 Monaco 0.0338 units per person 2024 up 52.3% rising
79 Belarus 0.0336 units per person 2024 down 38.7% rising
80 United Arab Emirates 0.0335 units per person 2024 up 13.5% volatile
81 Tonga 0.0334 units per person 2024 — volatile
82 Republic of Moldova 0.0331 units per person 2024 down 18.7% falling
83 Singapore 0.0329 units per person 2023 down 31.7% volatile
84 Malaysia 0.0328 units per person 2024 down 10.6% volatile
85 Egypt 0.0327 units per person 2025 up 27.7% rising
86 Barbados 0.0326 units per person 2025 down 11.9% rising
87 Hungary 0.0325 units per person 2024 down 3.1% volatile
88 Estonia 0.0323 units per person 2024 down 29.2% rising
89 North Macedonia 0.0319 units per person 2023 up 1.1% rising
90 Armenia 0.0318 units per person 2024 down 15.2% rising
91 Maldives 0.0317 units per person 2022 up 115.6% rising
92 Russian Federation 0.0315 units per person 2024 down 35.1% rising
93 Japan 0.0312 units per person 2023 up 2.9% rising
94 Czechia 0.0312 units per person 2023 down 23.3% volatile
95 El Salvador 0.0309 units per person 2024 up 8.1% rising
96 San Marino 0.0304 units per person 2024 up 16.7% falling
97 Bulgaria 0.0304 units per person 2024 down 24.1% rising
98 Thailand 0.0302 units per person 2025 down 4.6% rising
99 India 0.03 units per person 2025 up 24.0% volatile
100 Brunei Darussalam 0.0288 units per person 2023 up 34.5% volatile
101 Tajikistan 0.0287 units per person 2024 up 15.6% rising
102 American Samoa 0.0286 units per person 2007 — rising
103 Azerbaijan 0.0283 units per person 2024 up 38.0% flat
104 Romania 0.0283 units per person 2023 down 8.6% volatile
105 Nicaragua 0.028 units per person 2023 — volatile
106 Kuwait 0.0279 units per person 2021 down 3.2% volatile
107 Guatemala 0.0278 units per person 2023 up 36.7% volatile
108 Jamaica 0.0266 units per person 2015 up 50.2% volatile
109 Slovakia 0.026 units per person 2024 down 28.7% rising
110 Tunisia 0.0251 units per person 2023 down 17.2% volatile
111 Oman 0.025 units per person 2024 down 15.6% volatile
112 Cuba 0.0248 units per person 2024 down 7.2% volatile
113 Liechtenstein 0.0248 units per person 2021 down 8.5% rising
114 Viet Nam 0.0246 units per person 2024 down 16.1% volatile
115 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0242 units per person 2023 down 22.5% rising
116 Belize 0.0235 units per person 2024 down 4.9% rising
117 Namibia 0.0235 units per person 2022 up 25.0% volatile
118 United States Virgin Islands 0.023 units per person 2007 down 16.3% rising
119 Honduras 0.0229 units per person 2024 up 11.6% volatile
120 Bangladesh 0.0227 units per person 2024 up 73.7% volatile
121 Cape Verde 0.0227 units per person 2018 up 71.0% volatile
122 Guyana 0.0222 units per person 2024 up 87.1% volatile
123 Nepal 0.0214 units per person 2024 up 41.1% volatile
124 Botswana 0.0211 units per person 2024 down 16.9% volatile
125 Ghana 0.0201 units per person 2024 up 40.5% volatile
126 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0201 units per person 2023 up 14.0% rising
127 South Africa 0.0189 units per person 2023 down 0.3% rising
128 British Virgin Islands 0.0181 units per person 2024 down 24.6% falling
129 Cambodia 0.0179 units per person 2024 up 28.8% volatile
130 Myanmar 0.0178 units per person 2018 up 69.1% volatile
131 Cayman Islands 0.0178 units per person 2008 up 116.0% rising
132 Qatar 0.0174 units per person 2024 up 48.2% rising
133 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0164 units per person 2024 — volatile
134 Sudan 0.0163 units per person 2015 up 40.2% rising
135 Sri Lanka 0.0163 units per person 2023 up 12.4% volatile
136 Comoros 0.0161 units per person 2017 up 281.3% volatile
137 Cameroon 0.0154 units per person 2024 down 3.1% volatile
138 Senegal 0.0151 units per person 2024 up 51.7% volatile
139 Iraq 0.015 units per person 2005 up 30.2% rising
140 Togo 0.0148 units per person 2020 up 66.9% volatile
141 Bhutan 0.0143 units per person 2024 up 21.1% volatile
142 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.014 units per person 2023 up 71.6% volatile
143 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.0137 units per person 2000 — falling
144 Turkmenistan 0.0137 units per person 2024 up 86.8% falling
145 Samoa 0.0133 units per person 2024 up 15.2% volatile
146 Bahamas 0.0131 units per person 1995 down 16.1% falling
147 Luxembourg 0.0124 units per person 2024 up 2.0% volatile
148 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0117 units per person 2015 up 194.6% rising
149 Saint Lucia 0.0111 units per person 2023 down 17.0% volatile
150 Afghanistan 0.011 units per person 2020 up 218.3% volatile
151 Côte d'Ivoire 0.0109 units per person 2024 up 50.9% volatile
152 Kenya 0.0108 units per person 2024 up 21.1% volatile
153 Pakistan 0.0107 units per person 2024 up 18.4% volatile
154 Guinea 0.0103 units per person 2014 up 441.1% volatile
155 Liberia 0.01 units per person 2012 down 43.8% volatile
156 Seychelles 0.0099 units per person 2024 up 88.3% rising
157 Gambia 0.0099 units per person 2024 up 760.4% volatile
158 Lesotho 0.0099 units per person 2018 up 126.2% volatile
159 Yemen 0.0097 units per person 2011 up 4.5% rising
160 Burkina Faso 0.0096 units per person 2024 up 115.1% volatile
161 Benin 0.0094 units per person 2022 down 21.1% volatile
162 Rwanda 0.0092 units per person 2024 up 34.2% volatile
163 Angola 0.0091 units per person 2024 up 8.4% volatile
164 Bermuda 0.009 units per person 2023 down 52.5% rising
165 Congo 0.0089 units per person 2023 up 16.7% rising
166 Nigeria 0.0088 units per person 2011 up 55.4% volatile
167 Aruba 0.008 units per person 2024 down 66.3% flat
168 Zimbabwe 0.0077 units per person 2024 up 14.5% volatile
169 Mozambique 0.0074 units per person 2018 up 113.2% volatile
170 Gabon 0.0073 units per person 2003 up 75.5% volatile
171 Eswatini 0.0071 units per person 2013 up 45.5% volatile
172 Dominica 0.007 units per person 1993 up 766.0% volatile
173 Madagascar 0.0061 units per person 2023 up 51.1% rising
174 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.006 units per person 2024 down 69.3% volatile
175 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.0059 units per person 2020 up 3.3% volatile
176 Ethiopia 0.0058 units per person 2014 up 156.6% volatile
177 Burundi 0.0058 units per person 2025 up 24.7% volatile
178 Mauritania 0.0053 units per person 2020 up 24.0% rising
179 Djibouti 0.005 units per person 2011 up 671.3% volatile
180 New Caledonia 0.0047 units per person 1985 up 266.8% volatile
181 Vanuatu 0.0046 units per person 2004 up 31.4% rising
182 Uganda 0.0045 units per person 2014 up 39.7% volatile
183 Mali 0.0045 units per person 2015 up 142.8% volatile
184 Malawi 0.0044 units per person 2024 up 445.4% volatile
185 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.0042 units per person 2023 down 16.2% falling
186 Chad 0.004 units per person 2020 up 119.9% volatile
187 Zambia 0.0038 units per person 2012 up 59.9% rising
188 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0037 units per person 2024 up 13.4% volatile
189 Niger 0.0035 units per person 2019 up 249.4% volatile
190 Eritrea 0.0033 units per person 2016 up 84.5% rising
191 Central African Republic 0.0027 units per person 2012 up 64.6% volatile
192 Suriname 0.0022 units per person 2024 down 51.4% falling
193 Somalia 0.0022 units per person 1987 up 364.0% volatile
194 Papua New Guinea 0.0019 units per person 1999 up 3.3% rising
195 Sierra Leone 0.0018 units per person 2002 up 62.8% volatile
196 French Polynesia 0.0014 units per person 1992 up 540.8% volatile
197 Haiti 0.001 units per person 1986 up 79.6% rising

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Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
197 places, 6,565 data points, 1970–2025
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Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.