Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
194
Highest
165.1%
Greece
Lowest
1.1%
Haiti
Median
42.5%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
15,139
What the numbers show
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 194 countries. The highest value is 165.1% in Greece; the lowest is 1.1% in Haiti.
The median across all reporting countries is 42.5%, and the mean is 44.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 157.
Over the past decade 158 countries rose and 32 fell. The largest increase was in Gambia (up 1,041.2%), and the largest decrease in Cook Islands (down 77.3%).
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece | 165.1% | 2023 | up 46.5% | rising |
| 2 | Macao | 141.9% | 2024 | up 104.7% | rising |
| 3 | Cyprus | 120.9% | 2024 | up 132.0% | rising |
| 4 | Hong Kong | 120.1% | 2024 | up 72.3% | rising |
| 5 | Republic of Korea | 111.9% | 2024 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 6 | Finland | 110.3% | 2024 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 7 | Chile | 110.2% | 2024 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 8 | Australia | 108.4% | 2024 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 9 | Argentina | 107.8% | 2023 | up 37.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Türkiye | 105.9% | 2023 | up 32.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Grenada | 100.0% | 2018 | up 75.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Singapore | 97.3% | 2023 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 13 | Norway | 95.5% | 2024 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 14 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 93.9% | 2015 | up 372.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Spain | 93.8% | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 16 | Austria | 92.6% | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 17 | Georgia | 89.5% | 2025 | up 72.4% | rising |
| 18 | Ukraine | 87.2% | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 19 | Netherlands | 86.6% | 2023 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 20 | Albania | 84.1% | 2024 | up 28.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Sweden | 84.0% | 2024 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 22 | Saudi Arabia | 83.9% | 2024 | up 57.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Latvia | 82.9% | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 24 | Belgium | 82.1% | 2023 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 25 | Croatia | 81.2% | 2023 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 26 | Poland | 80.9% | 2024 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 27 | Malta | 80.5% | 2023 | up 81.0% | rising |
| 28 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 80.4% | 2023 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 29 | Slovenia | 80.1% | 2023 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 30 | Uruguay | 80.0% | 2023 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 31 | United States of America | 79.4% | 2022 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 32 | Denmark | 79.0% | 2024 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 33 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 78.3% | 2009 | up 181.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Puerto Rico | 77.9% | 2023 | down 18.3% | flat |
| 35 | Portugal | 77.7% | 2023 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 36 | Ireland | 77.6% | 2022 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 37 | New Zealand | 77.2% | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 38 | China | 76.9% | 2024 | up 75.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Germany | 76.7% | 2024 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 40 | Iceland | 76.5% | 2023 | down 2.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Canada | 76.3% | 2023 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 42 | Italy | 75.9% | 2023 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 43 | Lithuania | 75.6% | 2024 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 44 | Fiji | 75.0% | 2024 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Republic of Moldova | 74.7% | 2024 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 46 | Switzerland | 73.5% | 2024 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 47 | Palau | 71.8% | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 48 | France | 71.5% | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 49 | Peru | 71.2% | 2017 | up 110.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Serbia | 70.6% | 2024 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 51 | Belarus | 70.1% | 2024 | down 25.7% | rising |
| 52 | Brazil | 69.7% | 2024 | up 45.8% | rising |
| 53 | Bulgaria | 69.5% | 2024 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 54 | Mongolia | 69.0% | 2024 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Ecuador | 67.9% | 2023 | up 70.7% | rising |
| 56 | Andorra | 67.7% | 2024 | up 399.8% | volatile |
| 57 | Czechia | 66.7% | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 58 | Estonia | 65.7% | 2024 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 59 | Japan | 64.5% | 2023 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 60 | United Arab Emirates | 63.7% | 2024 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 61 | Hungary | 60.5% | 2024 | up 13.3% | flat |
| 62 | Russian Federation | 60.4% | 2024 | down 28.5% | rising |
| 63 | Uzbekistan | 59.8% | 2025 | up 642.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Colombia | 59.3% | 2022 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 65 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 58.7% | 2022 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Libya | 58.5% | 2003 | up 292.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Bahrain | 58.4% | 2024 | up 30.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Dominican Republic | 57.7% | 2024 | up 16.9% | volatile |
| 69 | San Marino | 57.5% | 2024 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 70 | Israel | 56.3% | 2024 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 71 | Montenegro | 55.2% | 2023 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 72 | Romania | 55.2% | 2023 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 73 | Costa Rica | 55.0% | 2019 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 74 | North Macedonia | 55.0% | 2023 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 75 | Slovakia | 54.5% | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 76 | Algeria | 54.4% | 2024 | up 51.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Lebanon | 54.4% | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 78 | Kyrgyzstan | 53.9% | 2025 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 79 | Panama | 53.7% | 2023 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 80 | Kazakhstan | 52.9% | 2025 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 81 | Armenia | 52.8% | 2024 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 82 | Kuwait | 51.9% | 2021 | down 7.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Barbados | 50.8% | 2025 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Thailand | 49.1% | 2025 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Maldives | 48.5% | 2022 | up 254.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Mexico | 48.2% | 2024 | up 54.5% | rising |
| 87 | Morocco | 48.2% | 2024 | up 90.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Philippines | 47.4% | 2024 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 89 | Liechtenstein | 46.0% | 2021 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 90 | Mauritius | 45.8% | 2024 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 45.5% | 2023 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 92 | Indonesia | 44.9% | 2023 | up 50.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Palestine, State of | 44.5% | 2023 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 94 | Syria | 43.8% | 2016 | up 109.9% | rising |
| 95 | Cuba | 43.1% | 2024 | up 5.6% | volatile |
| 96 | Qatar | 43.0% | 2024 | up 148.6% | rising |
| 97 | Tonga | 42.9% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Oman | 42.2% | 2024 | up 2.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 41.5% | 2022 | up 109.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Azerbaijan | 41.3% | 2024 | up 78.5% | rising |
| 101 | Malaysia | 38.5% | 2024 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 102 | Tunisia | 38.1% | 2023 | up 11.4% | volatile |
| 103 | Egypt | 38.0% | 2025 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 104 | Marshall Islands | 37.7% | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 105 | Paraguay | 37.6% | 2010 | up 117.5% | volatile |
| 106 | Viet Nam | 37.6% | 2024 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Brunei Darussalam | 36.4% | 2023 | up 55.2% | volatile |
| 108 | Jordan | 35.9% | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 109 | Tajikistan | 35.6% | 2024 | up 47.1% | rising |
| 110 | India | 34.4% | 2025 | up 26.2% | volatile |
| 111 | United States Virgin Islands | 33.6% | 1993 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 112 | Cayman Islands | 33.0% | 2008 | up 108.5% | rising |
| 113 | El Salvador | 32.8% | 2024 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 114 | Nicaragua | 30.4% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 115 | British Virgin Islands | 29.6% | 2024 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 116 | Guatemala | 27.3% | 2023 | up 39.4% | volatile |
| 117 | Guyana | 26.4% | 2024 | up 125.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Jamaica | 26.2% | 2015 | up 51.8% | volatile |
| 119 | Namibia | 26.1% | 2022 | up 54.4% | volatile |
| 120 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 25.3% | 2023 | up 86.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Belize | 24.8% | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 122 | Cape Verde | 24.3% | 2018 | up 108.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Trinidad and Tobago | 23.8% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 124 | Bangladesh | 23.7% | 2024 | up 74.8% | volatile |
| 125 | South Africa | 23.5% | 2023 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 126 | Honduras | 23.3% | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 127 | Luxembourg | 22.4% | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 128 | Cambodia | 21.4% | 2024 | up 57.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Botswana | 21.4% | 2024 | down 13.8% | volatile |
| 130 | Ghana | 21.3% | 2024 | up 41.4% | volatile |
| 131 | Nepal | 21.3% | 2024 | up 60.8% | volatile |
| 132 | Sri Lanka | 20.7% | 2023 | up 16.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Turkmenistan | 20.4% | 2024 | up 191.7% | falling |
| 134 | Myanmar | 20.4% | 2018 | up 84.4% | volatile |
| 135 | Comoros | 18.8% | 2017 | up 328.3% | volatile |
| 136 | Bermuda | 17.3% | 2023 | down 50.8% | rising |
| 137 | Cameroon | 16.7% | 2024 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 138 | Samoa | 16.0% | 2024 | up 20.9% | volatile |
| 139 | Sudan | 15.9% | 2015 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 140 | Iraq | 15.6% | 2005 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 141 | Senegal | 15.3% | 2024 | up 40.9% | volatile |
| 142 | Saint Lucia | 15.0% | 2023 | up 7.3% | volatile |
| 143 | Togo | 14.9% | 2020 | up 67.3% | volatile |
| 144 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 14.9% | 2023 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 145 | Bahamas | 14.8% | 1995 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 146 | Seychelles | 14.5% | 2024 | up 99.3% | volatile |
| 147 | Aruba | 14.1% | 2024 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 148 | Gambia | 13.5% | 2024 | up 1,041.2% | volatile |
| 149 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 13.4% | 2000 | — | falling |
| 150 | Bhutan | 13.0% | 2024 | up 25.6% | volatile |
| 151 | Sao Tome and Principe | 12.8% | 2015 | up 226.5% | rising |
| 152 | Cook Islands | 12.5% | 2024 | down 77.3% | volatile |
| 153 | Côte d'Ivoire | 11.4% | 2024 | up 46.8% | volatile |
| 154 | Pakistan | 10.9% | 2024 | up 24.1% | volatile |
| 155 | Guinea | 10.9% | 2014 | up 372.3% | volatile |
| 156 | Afghanistan | 10.9% | 2020 | up 175.6% | volatile |
| 157 | Liberia | 10.8% | 2012 | down 41.5% | volatile |
| 158 | Kenya | 10.4% | 2024 | up 12.6% | volatile |
| 159 | Congo | 10.4% | 2023 | up 21.2% | volatile |
| 160 | Benin | 10.2% | 2022 | down 20.4% | volatile |
| 161 | Burkina Faso | 10.0% | 2024 | up 105.1% | volatile |
| 162 | Angola | 10.0% | 2024 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 163 | Lesotho | 9.9% | 2018 | up 170.4% | volatile |
| 164 | Nigeria | 9.7% | 2011 | up 67.9% | volatile |
| 165 | Rwanda | 9.4% | 2024 | up 27.9% | volatile |
| 166 | Yemen | 8.8% | 2011 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 167 | Zimbabwe | 7.7% | 2024 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 168 | Gabon | 7.7% | 2003 | up 50.3% | volatile |
| 169 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 7.7% | 2023 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 170 | Mozambique | 7.5% | 2018 | up 112.1% | volatile |
| 171 | Dominica | 6.9% | 1993 | up 938.4% | volatile |
| 172 | Eswatini | 6.4% | 2013 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 173 | Burundi | 6.4% | 2025 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 174 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 6.4% | 2020 | up 1.9% | volatile |
| 175 | Madagascar | 6.1% | 2023 | up 46.8% | rising |
| 176 | Mauritania | 6.0% | 2020 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 177 | Ethiopia | 5.9% | 2014 | up 116.8% | volatile |
| 178 | Anguilla | 5.4% | 2008 | up 344.6% | rising |
| 179 | Djibouti | 5.2% | 2011 | up 688.0% | volatile |
| 180 | Mali | 5.1% | 2015 | up 172.0% | volatile |
| 181 | Vanuatu | 4.9% | 2004 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 182 | Uganda | 4.6% | 2014 | up 26.2% | volatile |
| 183 | Chad | 4.4% | 2020 | up 109.7% | volatile |
| 184 | Niger | 4.2% | 2019 | up 230.5% | volatile |
| 185 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 4.0% | 2024 | up 9.4% | volatile |
| 186 | Zambia | 4.0% | 2012 | up 66.3% | rising |
| 187 | Eritrea | 3.2% | 2016 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 188 | Central African Republic | 2.8% | 2012 | up 42.8% | volatile |
| 189 | Malawi | 2.7% | 2022 | up 222.9% | volatile |
| 190 | Suriname | 2.6% | 2024 | down 51.2% | falling |
| 191 | Somalia | 2.4% | 1987 | up 393.4% | volatile |
| 192 | Sierra Leone | 2.0% | 2002 | up 59.4% | volatile |
| 193 | Papua New Guinea | 1.9% | 1999 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 194 | Haiti | 1.1% | 1986 | up 67.9% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand 100.0%
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe 99.2%
- ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206) 92.0%
- UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States 89.4%
- UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia 89.4%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 88.6%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 85.1%
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 84.9%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia 84.9%
- SDG: Europe 84.2%
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 83.4%
- ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) 83.0%
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 82.8%
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 82.7%
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 82.2%
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 82.0%
- ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) 81.9%
- WB: Euro Area 81.9%
- MDG: Developed Regions 81.0%
- UNICEF: Western Europe 80.6%
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend 80.2%
- UIS: North America and Western Europe 80.1%
- ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) 79.5%
- WB: European Union 79.5%
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 79.5%
- UNICEF: North America 79.1%
- ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) 79.0%
- SDG: Northern America 79.0%
- WB: North America 79.0%
- WB: Oecd Members 78.6%
- ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) 78.0%
- ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) 78.0%
- ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 77.5%
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 77.2%
- MDG: Eastern Asia 76.9%
- ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) 76.1%
- SDG: Eastern Asia 76.1%
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 72.7%
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend 69.4%
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) 68.8%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release