Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in SDG: Oceania
SDG: Oceania: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes was 64.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in SDG: Oceania, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Oceania recorded 64.5% for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in SDG: Oceania peaked at 79.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 64.5%, in 2024.
That places SDG: Oceania 48th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in SDG: Oceania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 79.0% | — |
| 2000 | 78.3% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 78.1% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 78.0% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 77.8% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 77.4% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 77.0% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 76.6% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 76.5% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 76.6% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 76.7% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 76.4% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 75.8% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 75.5% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 75.2% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 75.0% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 75.0% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 74.8% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 69.3% | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 65.6% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 68.4% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 67.7% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 68.2% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 64.8% | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 64.7% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 64.5% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.0% | 79.0% | 79.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 77.3% | 76.5% | 78.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.1% | 65.6% | 76.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.0% | 64.5% | 68.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Oceania
More education data for SDG: Oceania
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.046 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2876 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3171 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.485 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 875,062 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 143,229 (2017)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in SDG: Oceania?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in SDG: Oceania was 64.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 79.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.5% in 2024.
- How does SDG: Oceania rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
- SDG: Oceania ranks 48th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Oceania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release