Tertiary education participation (1998-2012) by country
Countries reporting
35
Highest
4,354
Türkiye
Lowest
1
Liechtenstein
Median
285
Years covered
15
1998–2012
Data points
516
What the numbers show
Tertiary education participation (1998-2012) is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 4,354 in Türkiye; the lowest is 1 in Liechtenstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 285, and the mean is 722.19.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4,354.
Over the past decade 33 countries rose and 2 fell. The largest increase was in Türkiye (up 159.5%), and the largest decrease in Latvia (down 12.2%).
Tertiary education participation: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 4,354 | 2012 | up 159.5% | rising |
| 2 | Germany | 2,940 | 2012 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 2,496 | 2012 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 4 | France | 2,296 | 2012 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 5 | Poland | 2,007 | 2012 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 6 | Spain | 1,966 | 2012 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 7 | Italy | 1,926 | 2012 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 8 | Netherlands | 793.7 | 2012 | up 53.6% | rising |
| 9 | Romania | 705.3 | 2012 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 10 | Greece | 663.7 | 2012 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 11 | Belgium | 477.7 | 2012 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 12 | Sweden | 453.3 | 2012 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 13 | Czechia | 440.2 | 2012 | up 54.7% | rising |
| 14 | Portugal | 390.3 | 2012 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 15 | Hungary | 380.8 | 2012 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 16 | Austria | 376.5 | 2012 | up 68.3% | rising |
| 17 | Finland | 308.9 | 2012 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 18 | Bulgaria | 285 | 2012 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 19 | Denmark | 275 | 2012 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 20 | Switzerland | 269.6 | 2012 | up 58.5% | rising |
| 21 | Norway | 238.2 | 2012 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 22 | Slovakia | 221.2 | 2012 | up 45.3% | rising |
| 23 | Ireland | 192.6 | 2012 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 24 | Lithuania | 175.1 | 2012 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 25 | Croatia | 157.3 | 2012 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 26 | Slovenia | 104 | 2012 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 27 | Latvia | 97 | 2012 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 28 | Albania | 86.2 | 2007 | up 115.0% | rising |
| 29 | Estonia | 67.6 | 2012 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 30 | North Macedonia | 63.3 | 2012 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 31 | Cyprus | 31.8 | 2012 | up 128.8% | rising |
| 32 | Iceland | 19.1 | 2012 | up 64.7% | rising |
| 33 | Malta | 12.2 | 2012 | up 67.1% | rising |
| 34 | Luxembourg | 6.1 | 2012 | up 103.3% | rising |
| 35 | Liechtenstein | 1 | 2012 | up 150.0% | rising |