Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP by country
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
192
Highest
0.0001 units per US$ of GDP
Syrian Arab Republic
Lowest
0 units per US$ of GDP
Bermuda
Median
0 units per US$ of GDP
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
6,219
What the numbers show
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP is currently reported for 192 countries. The highest value is 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP in Syrian Arab Republic; the lowest is 0 units per US$ of GDP in Bermuda.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 units per US$ of GDP, and the mean is 0 units per US$ of GDP.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 817.
Over the past decade 76 countries rose and 112 fell. The largest increase was in Gambia (up 583.9%), and the largest decrease in Cuba (down 77.5%).
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2016 | up 339.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Burundi | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 35.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Afghanistan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2020 | up 181.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Tajikistan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 5 | Liberia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2012 | down 73.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Somalia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 1987 | up 556.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Togo | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2020 | up 30.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Nepal | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 9 | Libya | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2003 | up 563.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Mozambique | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2018 | up 143.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Myanmar | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2018 | down 45.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Guinea | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2014 | up 313.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Lebanon | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 169.1% | falling |
| 14 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 66.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Sudan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2015 | up 22.1% | falling |
| 16 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2020 | down 40.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Palestine, State of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 18 | Madagascar | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 51.5% | rising |
| 19 | Gambia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 583.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Comoros | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2017 | up 245.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Philippines | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 7.0% | volatile |
| 22 | India | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 23 | Nicaragua | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | — | rising |
| 24 | Uzbekistan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 296.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Egypt | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 36.8% | falling |
| 26 | Ethiopia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2014 | down 37.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Burkina Faso | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 67.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Fiji | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 19.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Ecuador | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 49.1% | falling |
| 30 | Peru | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2017 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 31 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2015 | up 156.1% | rising |
| 32 | Morocco | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 33 | Bangladesh | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 34 | Senegal | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 35 | Rwanda | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Iraq | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2005 | up 15.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Lesotho | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2018 | up 78.8% | rising |
| 38 | Malawi | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 452.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Cameroon | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 12.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Ghana | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 41 | Ukraine | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 48.5% | volatile |
| 42 | Paraguay | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2010 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 43 | Yemen | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2011 | down 54.8% | flat |
| 44 | Grenada | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2018 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 45 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 46 | Eritrea | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2010 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 47 | Benin | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 48 | Pakistan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 49 | Indonesia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 50 | Jordan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 51 | Colombia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | up 35.1% | falling |
| 52 | Cambodia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2000 | — | falling |
| 54 | Honduras | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 28.8% | rising |
| 55 | Niger | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2019 | up 197.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2009 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 57 | Tunisia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 58 | Mongolia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 54.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Algeria | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 60 | Türkiye | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 61 | Argentina | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 14.7% | falling |
| 62 | El Salvador | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 63 | Namibia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | up 70.8% | rising |
| 64 | Tonga | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Mali | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2015 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 66 | Cape Verde | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2018 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 67 | Viet Nam | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 54.7% | falling |
| 68 | Marshall Islands | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 69 | Kenya | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 15.5% | rising |
| 70 | Uganda | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2014 | down 54.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Georgia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 40.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Central African Republic | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2012 | down 27.7% | volatile |
| 73 | Jamaica | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2015 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 74 | Guatemala | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 75 | Brazil | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 46.9% | falling |
| 76 | Sierra Leone | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2002 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Chad | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2020 | up 189.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Albania | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 66.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Republic of Moldova | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 64.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Dominican Republic | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 81 | Sri Lanka | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 10.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Chile | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 83 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 84 | Belarus | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 40.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Azerbaijan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 49.3% | volatile |
| 86 | Djibouti | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2011 | up 338.2% | volatile |
| 87 | Thailand | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 32.6% | volatile |
| 88 | Armenia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 61.8% | volatile |
| 89 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2015 | up 235.4% | volatile |
| 90 | North Macedonia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 91 | Nigeria | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2011 | down 69.1% | volatile |
| 92 | Greece | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 28.9% | falling |
| 93 | Congo | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 74.1% | falling |
| 94 | Costa Rica | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2019 | down 24.9% | volatile |
| 95 | Bhutan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 23.2% | rising |
| 96 | Angola | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 126.6% | volatile |
| 97 | China | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 98 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 8.2% | volatile |
| 99 | South Africa | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 21.1% | falling |
| 100 | Zimbabwe | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 101 | Belize | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 24.1% | rising |
| 102 | Cuba | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2020 | down 77.5% | flat |
| 103 | Mauritania | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2020 | up 14.6% | falling |
| 104 | Mexico | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 17.6% | falling |
| 105 | Mauritius | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 4.5% | volatile |
| 106 | Papua New Guinea | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 1999 | up 18.4% | falling |
| 107 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 71.3% | volatile |
| 108 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 55.0% | falling |
| 109 | Serbia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 110 | Montenegro | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 50.9% | falling |
| 111 | Malaysia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 112 | Botswana | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 22.6% | rising |
| 113 | Haiti | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 1986 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 114 | Maldives | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | up 63.5% | rising |
| 115 | Vanuatu | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2004 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 116 | Uruguay | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 117 | Kazakhstan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 29.7% | volatile |
| 118 | Samoa | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 119 | Palau | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 120 | Turkmenistan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 126.7% | volatile |
| 121 | Panama | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 122 | Zambia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2012 | down 67.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Russian Federation | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 39.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Dominica | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 1993 | up 271.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 126 | Croatia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 127 | Eswatini | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2013 | down 51.5% | falling |
| 128 | Bulgaria | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 65.2% | volatile |
| 129 | Latvia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 43.2% | volatile |
| 130 | Saudi Arabia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 15.7% | rising |
| 131 | Cyprus | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 132 | Romania | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 52.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Gabon | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2003 | up 125.5% | volatile |
| 134 | Poland | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 53.2% | falling |
| 135 | Portugal | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 136 | Korea | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 31.7% | volatile |
| 137 | Spain | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 138 | Hungary | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 40.3% | volatile |
| 139 | Puerto Rico | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 43.9% | volatile |
| 140 | Oman | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 3.6% | volatile |
| 141 | Lithuania | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 61.6% | volatile |
| 142 | Slovenia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 43.4% | falling |
| 143 | Bahamas | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 1995 | down 32.4% | volatile |
| 144 | Barbados | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 145 | Bahrain | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 146 | Finland | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 147 | Macau, China | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 109.2% | volatile |
| 148 | Australia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 149 | Estonia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 53.6% | volatile |
| 150 | Slovakia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 48.5% | volatile |
| 151 | Czechia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 51.1% | falling |
| 152 | New Zealand | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 25.8% | volatile |
| 153 | Italy | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 154 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 9.6% | volatile |
| 155 | Malta | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 156 | France | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 157 | New Caledonia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 1985 | up 308.4% | volatile |
| 158 | Japan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 20.9% | volatile |
| 159 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 80.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | — | falling |
| 161 | Netherlands | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 7.5% | volatile |
| 162 | Belgium | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 163 | Canada | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 164 | Austria | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 165 | Kuwait | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 166 | Sweden | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 9.9% | falling |
| 167 | Saint Lucia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 168 | Israel | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 36.7% | volatile |
| 169 | Guyana | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 65.7% | volatile |
| 170 | Andorra | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 389.8% | volatile |
| 171 | Hong Kong, China | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 31.7% | volatile |
| 172 | Germany | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 173 | Denmark | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 174 | United Arab Emirates | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 175 | United States of America | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 176 | Iceland | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 45.6% | falling |
| 177 | Norway | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 23.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Seychelles | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 55.7% | rising |
| 179 | San Marino | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 180 | Ireland | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 46.9% | volatile |
| 181 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 32.1% | volatile |
| 182 | Singapore | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 56.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Switzerland | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 184 | Suriname | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 53.8% | volatile |
| 185 | Qatar | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 87.6% | volatile |
| 186 | Aruba | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 77.2% | falling |
| 187 | Liechtenstein | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 188 | Monaco | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 189 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 190 | Luxembourg | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 191 | French Polynesia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 1992 | up 170.7% | volatile |
| 192 | Bermuda | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 63.7% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.