Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), per square kilometre by country
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
195
Highest
1,503 units per square kilometre
Macau, China
Lowest
0.0172 units per square kilometre
Suriname
Median
2.37 units per square kilometre
Years covered
54
1970–2023
Data points
6,190
What the numbers show
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), per square kilometre is currently reported for 195 countries. The highest value is 1,503 units per square kilometre in Macau, China; the lowest is 0.0172 units per square kilometre in Suriname.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.37 units per square kilometre, and the mean is 18.5 units per square kilometre.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 87,621.
Over the past decade 146 countries rose and 45 fell. The largest increase was in Djibouti (up 848.6%), and the largest decrease in Lao People's Democratic Republic (down 71.8%).
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macau, China | 1,503 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 63.9% | rising |
| 2 | Monaco | 556.62 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 3 | Singapore | 270.76 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 25.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Hong Kong, China | 270.38 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 5.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Bahrain | 67.62 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 40.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Malta | 66 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 68.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Maldives | 55.44 units per square kilometre | 2022 | up 173.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Palestine, State of | 37.17 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 30.6 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 94.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Netherlands | 29.26 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 11 | Korea | 28.3 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Grenada | 27.24 units per square kilometre | 2018 | up 38.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Lebanon | 25.94 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 14 | Barbados | 22.75 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 26.6% | rising |
| 15 | Mauritius | 20.94 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 0.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Israel | 18.87 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Belgium | 18.07 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 18 | Puerto Rico | 17.94 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 35.2% | rising |
| 19 | Philippines | 16.07 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 44.5% | rising |
| 20 | San Marino | 15.38 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 21 | India | 14.39 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 51.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Aruba | 14.24 units per square kilometre | 2016 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 23 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 13.64 units per square kilometre | 2015 | up 312.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Guam | 13.52 units per square kilometre | 1989 | up 62.2% | rising |
| 25 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 13.22 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 26 | Dominican Republic | 11.19 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 21.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Bermuda | 10.8 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 51.7% | rising |
| 28 | Japan | 10.65 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 29 | El Salvador | 9.68 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 30 | Germany | 9.55 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 31 | Türkiye | 9.09 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 40.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Marshall Islands | 8.94 units per square kilometre | 2022 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 33 | Switzerland | 8.5 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 34 | American Samoa | 8.04 units per square kilometre | 2007 | — | rising |
| 35 | Italy | 7.5 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 36 | Denmark | 7.46 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 37 | United States Virgin Islands | 7.11 units per square kilometre | 2007 | down 14.9% | rising |
| 38 | Jamaica | 6.88 units per square kilometre | 2015 | up 56.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Viet Nam | 6.88 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Kuwait | 6.84 units per square kilometre | 2021 | up 15.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Greece | 6.77 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 32.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Comoros | 6.53 units per square kilometre | 2017 | up 367.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Tonga | 6.33 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 44 | China | 6.33 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 74.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Liechtenstein | 6.07 units per square kilometre | 2021 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 46 | Sri Lanka | 5.79 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 21.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Andorra | 5.76 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 403.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Cyprus | 5.73 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 65.6% | volatile |
| 49 | France | 5.29 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 50 | Austria | 5.28 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 51 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 5.26 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 52 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5.22 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 53 | Indonesia | 5.21 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 52.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Rwanda | 4.85 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 55.2% | volatile |
| 55 | United Arab Emirates | 4.79 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 23.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Spain | 4.75 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 57 | Guatemala | 4.71 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 61.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Portugal | 4.67 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 26.9% | volatile |
| 59 | Albania | 4.43 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 30.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Poland | 4.43 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Ecuador | 4.4 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 86.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Czechia | 4.39 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 20.7% | rising |
| 63 | Costa Rica | 4.34 units per square kilometre | 2019 | up 13.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Jordan | 4.27 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 23.6% | volatile |
| 65 | British Virgin Islands | 4.09 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 66 | Thailand | 4.06 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 13.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Nepal | 4.04 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 21.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Qatar | 4.03 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 123.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Slovenia | 3.97 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 18.1% | rising |
| 70 | Cayman Islands | 3.8 units per square kilometre | 2008 | up 188.6% | rising |
| 71 | Syrian Arab Republic | 3.8 units per square kilometre | 2016 | up 63.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Ireland | 3.59 units per square kilometre | 2022 | up 28.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Egypt | 3.49 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 40.1% | volatile |
| 74 | Malaysia | 3.46 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Armenia | 3.38 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 76 | Azerbaijan | 3.37 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 48.5% | rising |
| 77 | Pakistan | 3.33 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 34.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Saint Lucia | 3.27 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 14.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.27 units per square kilometre | 2004 | up 105.0% | rising |
| 80 | Hungary | 3.18 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 19.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Cuba | 3.15 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 11.9% | volatile |
| 82 | Morocco | 3.15 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 98.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Luxembourg | 3.1 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 84 | Ghana | 3.09 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 98.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Serbia | 2.96 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 86 | Slovakia | 2.91 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 87 | Cape Verde | 2.89 units per square kilometre | 2018 | up 75.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Croatia | 2.84 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 89 | Mexico | 2.67 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 57.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Uzbekistan | 2.65 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 347.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Panama | 2.58 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 36.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Brunei Darussalam | 2.51 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 50.2% | volatile |
| 93 | Ukraine | 2.49 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 34.7% | flat |
| 94 | Fiji | 2.48 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2.43 units per square kilometre | 2015 | up 231.8% | rising |
| 96 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 2.41 units per square kilometre | 2009 | up 217.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Republic of Moldova | 2.41 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 98 | Georgia | 2.37 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 46.2% | flat |
| 99 | Honduras | 2.36 units per square kilometre | 2019 | up 78.9% | volatile |
| 100 | Romania | 2.34 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 12.9% | volatile |
| 101 | North Macedonia | 2.31 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 102 | Seychelles | 2.25 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 335.3% | rising |
| 103 | Colombia | 2.22 units per square kilometre | 2022 | up 25.9% | volatile |
| 104 | Tajikistan | 2.2 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 58.2% | rising |
| 105 | Togo | 2.11 units per square kilometre | 2020 | up 105.4% | volatile |
| 106 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 2.06 units per square kilometre | 2022 | down 23.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Bulgaria | 2.04 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 22.1% | rising |
| 108 | United States of America | 1.97 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 109 | Tunisia | 1.97 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 9.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Chile | 1.79 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 111 | Nigeria | 1.66 units per square kilometre | 2011 | up 116.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Lithuania | 1.64 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 35.5% | rising |
| 113 | Burundi | 1.63 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 114 | Nicaragua | 1.59 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Montenegro | 1.57 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 15.2% | rising |
| 116 | Belarus | 1.54 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 44.3% | rising |
| 117 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.5 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 31.7% | rising |
| 118 | Senegal | 1.49 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 114.2% | volatile |
| 119 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.48 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 120 | Peru | 1.48 units per square kilometre | 2017 | up 99.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Myanmar | 1.43 units per square kilometre | 2018 | up 83.9% | volatile |
| 122 | Cambodia | 1.43 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 35.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Argentina | 1.37 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 35.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Brazil | 1.23 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 36.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Latvia | 1.21 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 20.2% | rising |
| 126 | Sweden | 1.17 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 127 | Uruguay | 1.16 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 128 | Benin | 1.14 units per square kilometre | 2022 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 129 | Finland | 1.08 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 130 | Estonia | 1.03 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 31.2% | rising |
| 131 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.9953 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 86.9% | volatile |
| 132 | South Africa | 0.9836 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 133 | Iraq | 0.9715 units per square kilometre | 2005 | up 56.5% | volatile |
| 134 | Samoa | 0.9335 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 9.7% | volatile |
| 135 | New Zealand | 0.9288 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 4.7% | volatile |
| 136 | Palau | 0.9174 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 51.1% | flat |
| 137 | Cameroon | 0.8819 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 29.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Norway | 0.86 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 139 | Kenya | 0.8505 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 15.3% | volatile |
| 140 | Uganda | 0.8248 units per square kilometre | 2014 | up 86.5% | volatile |
| 141 | Burkina Faso | 0.8046 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 196.4% | volatile |
| 142 | Saudi Arabia | 0.7313 units per square kilometre | 2022 | up 30.3% | volatile |
| 143 | Lesotho | 0.711 units per square kilometre | 2018 | up 154.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Algeria | 0.6885 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 30.9% | volatile |
| 145 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.6811 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 126.2% | volatile |
| 146 | Afghanistan | 0.6608 units per square kilometre | 2020 | up 352.8% | volatile |
| 147 | Dominica | 0.6453 units per square kilometre | 1993 | up 734.5% | volatile |
| 148 | Malawi | 0.6006 units per square kilometre | 2022 | up 341.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Paraguay | 0.5669 units per square kilometre | 2010 | up 171.1% | volatile |
| 150 | Ethiopia | 0.5202 units per square kilometre | 2014 | up 241.1% | volatile |
| 151 | Yemen | 0.5067 units per square kilometre | 2011 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 152 | Guinea | 0.48 units per square kilometre | 2014 | up 585.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Eswatini | 0.4684 units per square kilometre | 2013 | up 55.2% | volatile |
| 154 | Liberia | 0.4556 units per square kilometre | 2012 | down 16.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Bahamas | 0.3956 units per square kilometre | 1995 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 156 | Belize | 0.3907 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 5.2% | volatile |
| 157 | Oman | 0.3812 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 12.3% | volatile |
| 158 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.3552 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 98.8% | volatile |
| 159 | Zimbabwe | 0.3505 units per square kilometre | 2015 | up 43.3% | volatile |
| 160 | Madagascar | 0.3261 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 95.5% | volatile |
| 161 | Bhutan | 0.2858 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 27.5% | volatile |
| 162 | Mozambique | 0.272 units per square kilometre | 2018 | up 183.5% | volatile |
| 163 | Angola | 0.2664 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 51.9% | volatile |
| 164 | Kazakhstan | 0.2631 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 165 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.249 units per square kilometre | 2020 | up 49.4% | volatile |
| 166 | Russian Federation | 0.2465 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 46.4% | flat |
| 167 | Gambia | 0.2321 units per square kilometre | 2012 | up 53.5% | volatile |
| 168 | Haiti | 0.2282 units per square kilometre | 1986 | up 118.3% | rising |
| 169 | Australia | 0.2233 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 9.9% | volatile |
| 170 | Libya | 0.2131 units per square kilometre | 2003 | up 414.4% | volatile |
| 171 | Canada | 0.209 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 172 | Turkmenistan | 0.2049 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 116.8% | rising |
| 173 | Djibouti | 0.203 units per square kilometre | 2011 | up 848.6% | volatile |
| 174 | Iceland | 0.2012 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 5.6% | volatile |
| 175 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.1626 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 71.8% | volatile |
| 176 | Congo | 0.1611 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 48.6% | volatile |
| 177 | Sierra Leone | 0.1253 units per square kilometre | 2002 | up 90.7% | volatile |
| 178 | Mongolia | 0.0933 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Botswana | 0.0903 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 10.9% | volatile |
| 180 | Guyana | 0.085 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 88.9% | volatile |
| 181 | Eritrea | 0.0845 units per square kilometre | 2016 | up 121.7% | rising |
| 182 | Namibia | 0.0825 units per square kilometre | 2022 | up 64.6% | volatile |
| 183 | French Polynesia | 0.0822 units per square kilometre | 1992 | up 713.5% | volatile |
| 184 | Vanuatu | 0.0783 units per square kilometre | 2004 | up 48.5% | rising |
| 185 | Zambia | 0.0762 units per square kilometre | 2012 | up 144.8% | volatile |
| 186 | Mali | 0.0681 units per square kilometre | 2015 | up 267.4% | volatile |
| 187 | Niger | 0.0635 units per square kilometre | 2019 | up 402.8% | volatile |
| 188 | Chad | 0.0541 units per square kilometre | 2020 | up 207.6% | volatile |
| 189 | New Caledonia | 0.0416 units per square kilometre | 1985 | up 327.5% | volatile |
| 190 | Gabon | 0.0391 units per square kilometre | 2003 | up 146.7% | volatile |
| 191 | Somalia | 0.025 units per square kilometre | 1987 | up 668.2% | volatile |
| 192 | Mauritania | 0.0237 units per square kilometre | 2020 | up 68.2% | volatile |
| 193 | Papua New Guinea | 0.022 units per square kilometre | 1999 | up 55.4% | rising |
| 194 | Central African Republic | 0.0201 units per square kilometre | 2012 | up 98.0% | volatile |
| 195 | Suriname | 0.0172 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | rising |
How this figure is calculated
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.