Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
58
Highest
100.0%
Cayman Islands
Lowest
0.0%
Latvia
Median
57.2%
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
729

What the numbers show

Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 58 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Cayman Islands; the lowest is 0.0% in Latvia.

The median across all reporting countries is 57.2%, and the mean is 57.1%.

Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 2,148.1%), and the largest decrease in Namibia (down 100.0%).

Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Cayman Islands 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Israel 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Kyrgyzstan 100.0% 2007 unchanged flat
1 Liechtenstein 100.0% 2009 unchanged flat
1 Monaco 100.0% 2016 up 74.5% rising
1 Gibraltar 100.0% 2023 up 60.6% rising
1 Georgia 100.0% 2007 unchanged flat
1 Mauritania 100.0% 2005 unchanged flat
1 Denmark 100.0% 2012 up 2.5% rising
1 Dominica 100.0% 2023 up 26.5% rising
1 Qatar 100.0% 2024 unchanged flat
1 Cuba 100.0% 2009 up 305.0% rising
1 Colombia 100.0% 2022 unchanged flat
1 Turks and Caicos Islands 100.0% 2023 unchanged rising
1 Brunei 100.0% 2009 unchanged flat
1 Belize 100.0% 2008 unchanged flat
1 Uganda 100.0% 2017 unchanged flat
1 Anguilla 100.0% 2023 unchanged flat
1 Montserrat 100.0% 2023 unchanged rising
18 Tonga 79.6% 2023 up 18.6% falling
19 Trinidad and Tobago 76.7% 2024 down 23.3% falling
20 Czechia 76.2% 2023 down 3.6% volatile
21 Cameroon 73.1% 2016 up 52.3% rising
22 Saint Kitts and Nevis 72.5% 2009 down 13.5% falling
23 Slovenia 70.8% 2012 up 11.1% rising
24 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 68.7% 2017 down 23.5% falling
25 Kuwait 61.5% 2005 up 75.1% rising
26 Malta 58.0% 2023 up 2,148.1% volatile
27 Saint Lucia 57.4% 2023 down 42.6% rising
28 France 56.9% 2024 up 16.1% rising
29 Kenya 51.2% 2016 up 52.5% falling
30 Grenada 50.0% 2024 volatile
31 Mauritius 48.4% 2024 down 28.3% falling
32 Barbados 47.9% 2024 up 42.0% rising
33 Jamaica 47.5% 2024 up 190.7% volatile
34 Antigua and Barbuda 47.4% 2012 down 16.3% falling
35 Malaysia 46.0% 2009 down 42.7% falling
36 Guyana 40.6% 2021 down 43.6% volatile
37 Panama 34.4% 2007 up 30.1% falling
38 Hong Kong 32.5% 2024 up 1.1% flat
39 Singapore 29.8% 2023 up 9.4% flat
40 Syria 27.0% 2024 up 92.2% falling
41 China 25.0% 2021 down 59.7% falling
42 Sweden 24.9% 2024 down 10.6% falling
43 Hungary 19.3% 2003 down 53.8% falling
44 Switzerland 18.8% 2024 up 36.3% volatile
45 Marshall Islands 18.6% 2024 down 81.0% falling
46 Laos 13.0% 2008 down 55.9% falling
47 Norway 12.6% 2012 down 46.8% falling
48 Belgium 7.0% 2023 down 12.3% volatile
49 New Zealand 6.5% 2024 down 31.3% volatile
50 Tanzania 5.7% 2023 down 87.1% volatile
51 Germany 4.1% 2024 down 56.1% falling
52 Iceland 1.9% 2023 down 3.9% rising
53 Bangladesh 0.0% 2018 down 99.3% volatile
54 Namibia 0.0% 2008 down 100.0% volatile
54 Bahrain 0.0% 2024 down 100.0% volatile
54 Latvia 0.0% 2004 down 100.0% falling

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Indicator
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
59 places, 729 data points, 1998–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release