School enrollment, tertiary in OECD members
OECD members: School enrollment, tertiary was 78.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary in OECD members, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, tertiary in OECD members is 78.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary in OECD members peaked at 79.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 50.8%, in 1999.
OECD members ranks 9th of 44 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.8% | 50.8% | 50.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 59.9% | 52.6% | 65.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.7% | 66.8% | 76.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.5% | 77.3% | 79.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More education data for OECD members
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.28 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.9% (2024)
- Labor force, total 709.91 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 44.8% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9973 GPI (2020)
- Human capital composite index 0.3854 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary in OECD members?
- School enrollment, tertiary in OECD members was 78.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 79.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.8% in 1999.
- How does OECD members rank for school enrollment, tertiary?
- OECD members ranks 9th out of 44 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.