School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) by country
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful...
Countries reporting
192
Highest
165.1%
Greece
Lowest
1.1%
Haiti
Median
42.9%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
7,325
What the numbers show
School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) is currently reported for 192 countries. The highest value is 165.1% in Greece; the lowest is 1.1% in Haiti.
The median across all reporting countries is 42.9%, and the mean is 45.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 157.
Over the past decade 157 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Gambia (up 1,041.2%), and the largest decrease in Suriname (down 51.2%).
School enrollment, tertiary: 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 | South 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 | Turkey | 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 | 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 | 79.4% | 2022 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 32 | Denmark | 79.0% | 2024 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 33 | Venezuela | 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 | 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 | Russia | 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 | 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 | 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 | Vietnam | 37.6% | 2024 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Brunei | 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 | Laos | 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 (country) | 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 | Cote d'Ivoire | 12.3% | 2024 | up 59.4% | volatile |
| 153 | Pakistan | 10.9% | 2024 | up 24.1% | volatile |
| 154 | Guinea | 10.9% | 2014 | up 372.3% | volatile |
| 155 | Afghanistan | 10.9% | 2020 | up 175.6% | volatile |
| 156 | Liberia | 10.8% | 2012 | down 41.5% | volatile |
| 157 | Kenya | 10.4% | 2024 | up 12.6% | volatile |
| 158 | Congo | 10.4% | 2023 | up 21.2% | volatile |
| 159 | Benin | 10.2% | 2022 | down 20.4% | volatile |
| 160 | Burkina Faso | 10.0% | 2024 | up 105.1% | volatile |
| 161 | Angola | 10.0% | 2024 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 162 | Lesotho | 9.9% | 2018 | up 170.4% | volatile |
| 163 | Nigeria | 9.7% | 2011 | up 67.9% | volatile |
| 164 | Rwanda | 9.4% | 2024 | up 27.9% | volatile |
| 165 | Yemen | 8.8% | 2011 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 166 | Zimbabwe | 7.7% | 2024 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 167 | Gabon | 7.7% | 2003 | up 50.3% | volatile |
| 168 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 7.7% | 2023 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 169 | Mozambique | 7.5% | 2018 | up 112.1% | volatile |
| 170 | Dominica | 6.9% | 1993 | up 938.4% | volatile |
| 171 | Eswatini | 6.4% | 2013 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 172 | Burundi | 6.4% | 2025 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 173 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 6.4% | 2020 | up 1.9% | volatile |
| 174 | Madagascar | 6.1% | 2023 | up 46.8% | rising |
| 175 | Mauritania | 6.0% | 2020 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 176 | Ethiopia | 5.9% | 2014 | up 116.8% | volatile |
| 177 | Djibouti | 5.2% | 2011 | up 688.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Mali | 5.1% | 2015 | up 172.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Vanuatu | 4.9% | 2004 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 180 | Uganda | 4.6% | 2014 | up 26.2% | volatile |
| 181 | Chad | 4.4% | 2020 | up 109.7% | volatile |
| 182 | Niger | 4.2% | 2019 | up 230.5% | volatile |
| 183 | Tanzania | 4.0% | 2024 | up 9.4% | volatile |
| 184 | Zambia | 4.0% | 2012 | up 66.3% | rising |
| 185 | Eritrea | 3.2% | 2016 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 186 | Central African Republic | 2.8% | 2012 | up 42.8% | volatile |
| 187 | Malawi | 2.7% | 2022 | up 222.9% | volatile |
| 188 | Suriname | 2.6% | 2024 | down 51.2% | falling |
| 189 | Somalia | 2.4% | 1987 | up 393.4% | volatile |
| 190 | Sierra Leone | 2.0% | 2002 | up 59.4% | volatile |
| 191 | Papua New Guinea | 1.9% | 1999 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 192 | 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.
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 88.6%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 85.1%
- Europe & Central Asia 84.9%
- High income 82.0%
- Euro area 81.9%
- Post-demographic dividend 80.2%
- European Union 79.5%
- North America 79.0%
- OECD members 78.6%
- Late-demographic dividend 69.4%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 68.5%
- Upper middle income 64.6%
- East Asia & Pacific 63.3%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 62.2%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 61.7%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 59.1%
- Latin America & Caribbean 58.9%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 56.7%
- IBRD only 52.8%
- World 43.6%
- Middle income 43.3%
- IDA & IBRD total 39.3%
- Low & middle income 38.8%
- Early-demographic dividend 36.3%
- Arab World 35.1%
- South Asia 32.8%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 32.8%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 29.7%
- Pacific island small states 29.3%
- Lower middle income 27.4%
- Small states 22.9%
- Other small states 22.6%
- Caribbean Small States 22.4%
- IDA only 12.8%
- IDA total 12.7%
- IDA blend 12.5%
- Least developed countries 11.0%
- Africa Western and Central 10.2%
- Low income 9.3%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 9.3%
About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.