Tertiary school enrollment - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Tertiary school enrollment, percent of all eligible children, 2020 - Country rankings:

The average for 2020 based on 113 countries was 51.98 percent.The highest value was in Greece: 150.88 percent and the lowest value was in Niger: 4.37 percent. The indicator is available from 1970 to 2022. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: UNESCO
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Countries Tertiary school enrollment, 2020 Global rank Available data
Greece 150.88 1 1971 - 2020
Turkey 117.11 2 1971 - 2020
Australia 114.19 3 1970 - 2020
Macao 113.09 4 1988 - 2021
South Korea 102.47 5 1971 - 2020
Argentina 99.17 6 1970 - 2020
Spain 95.96 7 1971 - 2020
Finland 95.05 8 1971 - 2020
Latvia 94.51 9 1981 - 2020
Singapore 93.13 10 1970 - 2020
Cyprus 92.94 11 1971 - 2020
Netherlands 92.01 12 1971 - 2020
Chile 91.67 13 1970 - 2020
USA 87.57 14 1971 - 2020
Austria 87.21 15 1971 - 2020
Belarus 86.6 16 1971 - 2021
Sweden 84.52 17 1971 - 2020
Norway 84.44 18 1971 - 2020
Hong Kong 84.39 19 1971 - 2021
Iceland 84.27 20 1971 - 2020
Denmark 82.84 21 1971 - 2020
Belgium 80.89 22 1971 - 2020
Slovenia 79.92 23 1981 - 2020
New Zealand 79.91 24 1970 - 2020
Canada 79.52 25 1976 - 2020
Bulgaria 75.41 26 1971 - 2020
Ireland 74.68 27 1971 - 2020
Germany 72.99 28 1991 - 2020
Malta 71.5 29 1970 - 2020
Lithuania 70.79 30 1981 - 2020
Kazakhstan 70.68 31 1981 - 2020
Saudi Arabia 70.63 32 1971 - 2021
Poland 70.48 33 1971 - 2020
Portugal 70.38 34 1971 - 2020
UK 69.48 35 1971 - 2020
Italy 69.47 36 1971 - 2020
France 69.35 37 1971 - 2020
Serbia 68.14 38 2001 - 2021
Croatia 68.1 39 1981 - 2020
Czechia 68.06 40 1971 - 2020
Uruguay 67.88 41 1974 - 2020
Georgia 66.69 42 1981 - 2021
Mongolia 66.61 43 1970 - 2021
Switzerland 65.33 44 1971 - 2020
Kuwait 61.13 45 1971 - 2020
Israel 61.07 46 1971 - 2020
Bahrain 60.32 47 1971 - 2021
China 58.42 48 1970 - 2021
Iran 58.22 49 1971 - 2020
Moldova 57.98 50 2014 - 2021
Albania 57.81 51 1971 - 2021
Montenegro 55.53 52 2000 - 2021
Hungary 55.16 53 1971 - 2020
Brazil 54.57 54 1999 - 2020
Colombia 54.24 55 1970 - 2020
San Marino 53.75 56 2018 - 2021
UA Emirates 53.72 57 2019 - 2020
Romania 53.23 58 1971 - 2020
Ecuador 52.59 59 1971 - 2020
Algeria 52.5 60 1987 - 2021
Armenia 50.82 61 1986 - 2021
Slovakia 47.62 62 1993 - 2020
Kyrgyzstan 46.45 63 1986 - 2021
Oman 45.48 64 1977 - 2021
Mexico 44.81 65 1971 - 2020
Panama 44.38 66 1970 - 2020
Mauritius 44.26 67 1970 - 2020
Palestine 43.1 68 1996 - 2021
North Macedonia 43.02 69 1971 - 2020
Thailand 42.64 70 1971 - 2022
Liechtenstein 42.6 71 2003 - 2020
Malaysia 42.57 72 1979 - 2020
Morocco 40.62 73 1971 - 2021
Bosnia & Herz. 37.92 74 2000 - 2021
Azerbaijan 35.25 75 1981 - 2021
Jordan 33.56 76 1971 - 2020
Philippines 33.37 77 1971 - 2021
Tunisia 32.76 78 1971 - 2020
Brunei 31.99 79 1977 - 2020
India 29.44 80 1971 - 2021
Namibia 27.26 81 1991 - 2020
Botswana 26.09 82 1970 - 2021
Belize 25.6 83 1971 - 2021
South Africa 24.24 84 1970 - 2020
Bangladesh 23.97 85 1970 - 2021
Sri Lanka 21.61 86 1970 - 2020
Qatar 20.79 87 1971 - 2021
Luxembourg 19.2 88 1971 - 2020
Ghana 18.69 89 1971 - 2020
Tonga 18.4 90 1970 - 2020
Samoa 17.21 91 1970 - 2021
Bhutan 16.51 92 1978 - 2021
Saint Lucia 16.36 93 1977 - 2020
Uzbekistan 15.92 94 1986 - 2021
Turkmenistan 15.61 95 1981 - 2020
Togo 15.4 96 1971 - 2020
Seychelles 14.72 97 2011 - 2021
Nepal 14.22 98 1981 - 2022
Senegal 14.03 99 1971 - 2021
Laos 13.48 100 1971 - 2021
Cambodia 12.89 101 1971 - 2021
Benin 11.09 102 1971 - 2020
Afghanistan 10.56 103 1970 - 2020
Ivory Coast 9.91 104 1971 - 2020
Burkina Faso 7.84 105 1971 - 2021
Tanzania 7.83 106 1970 - 2020
Rwanda 7.27 107 1971 - 2021
DR Congo 7 108 1971 - 2020
Mauritania 5.87 109 1978 - 2020
Guinea 5.84 110 1971 - 2021
Madagascar 5.53 111 1971 - 2020
Burundi 4.97 112 1971 - 2021
Niger 4.37 113 1971 - 2020


Definition: 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.
1. Greece
2. Turkey
3. Australia
4. Macao
5. South Korea
6. Argentina
7. Spain
8. Finland
9. Latvia
10. Singapore
11. Cyprus
12. Netherlands
13. Chile
14. USA
15. Austria
16. Belarus
17. Sweden
18. Norway
19. Hong Kong
20. Iceland
21. Denmark
22. Belgium
23. Slovenia
24. New Zealand
25. Canada
26. Bulgaria
27. Ireland
28. Germany
29. Malta
30. Lithuania
31. Kazakhstan
32. Saudi Arabia
33. Poland
34. Portugal
35. UK
36. Italy
37. France
38. Serbia
39. Croatia
40. Czechia
41. Uruguay
42. Georgia
43. Mongolia
44. Switzerland
45. Kuwait
46. Israel
47. Bahrain
48. China
49. Iran
50. Moldova
51. Albania
52. Montenegro
53. Hungary
54. Brazil
55. Colombia
56. San Marino
57. UA Emirates
58. Romania
59. Ecuador
60. Algeria
61. Armenia
62. Slovakia
63. Kyrgyzstan
64. Oman
65. Mexico
66. Panama
67. Mauritius
68. Palestine
69. North Macedonia
70. Thailand
71. Liechtenstein
72. Malaysia
73. Morocco
74. Bosnia & Herz.
75. Azerbaijan
76. Jordan
77. Philippines
78. Tunisia
79. Brunei
80. India
81. Namibia
82. Botswana
83. Belize
84. South Africa
85. Bangladesh
86. Sri Lanka
87. Qatar
88. Luxembourg
89. Ghana
90. Tonga
91. Samoa
92. Bhutan
93. Saint Lucia
94. Uzbekistan
95. Turkmenistan
96. Togo
97. Seychelles
98. Nepal
99. Senegal
100. Laos
101. Cambodia
102. Benin
103. Afghanistan
104. Ivory Coast
105. Burkina Faso
106. Tanzania
107. Rwanda
108. DR Congo
109. Mauritania
110. Guinea
111. Madagascar
112. Burundi
113. Niger
150.88
117.11
114.19
113.09
102.47
99.17
95.96
95.05
94.51
93.13
92.94
92.01
91.67
87.57
87.21
86.60
84.52
84.44
84.39
84.27
82.84
80.89
79.92
79.91
79.52
75.41
74.68
72.99
71.50
70.79
70.68
70.63
70.48
70.38
69.48
69.47
69.35
68.14
68.10
68.06
67.88
66.69
66.61
65.33
61.13
61.07
60.32
58.42
58.22
57.98
57.81
55.53
55.16
54.57
54.24
53.75
53.72
53.23
52.59
52.50
50.82
47.62
46.45
45.48
44.81
44.38
44.26
43.10
43.02
42.64
42.60
42.57
40.62
37.92
35.25
33.56
33.37
32.76
31.99
29.44
27.26
26.09
25.60
24.24
23.97
21.61
20.79
19.20
18.69
18.40
17.21
16.51
16.36
15.92
15.61
15.40
14.72
14.22
14.03
13.48
12.89
11.09
10.56
9.91
7.84
7.83
7.27
7.00
5.87
5.84
5.53
4.97
4.37
0
37.7
75.4
113.2
150.88
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