Tertiary school enrollment - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Tertiary school enrollment, percent of all eligible children, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 14 countries was 17.14 percent. The highest value was in Mauritius: 44.2 percent and the lowest value was in Tanzania: 5.43 percent. The indicator is available from 1970 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: UNESCO
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Countries Tertiary school enrollment, 2022 Global rank Available data
Mauritius 44.2 1 1970 - 2022
Namibia 28.89 2 1991 - 2022
South Africa 27.17 3 1970 - 2022
Botswana 22.38 4 1970 - 2023
Ghana 20.39 5 1971 - 2023
Senegal 16.81 6 1971 - 2023
Cameroon 16.19 7 1971 - 2023
Seychelles 13.93 8 2011 - 2023
Benin 10.65 9 1971 - 2022
Ivory Coast 10.63 10 1971 - 2023
Burkina Faso 9.73 11 1971 - 2023
Rwanda 7.41 12 1971 - 2023
Madagascar 6.15 13 1971 - 2023
Tanzania 5.43 14 1970 - 2023



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.

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1. Mauritius
2. Namibia
3. South Africa
4. Botswana
5. Ghana
6. Senegal
7. Cameroon
8. Seychelles
9. Benin
10. Ivory Coast
11. Burkina Faso
12. Rwanda
13. Madagascar
14. Tanzania
44.20
28.89
27.17
22.38
20.39
16.81
16.19
13.93
10.65
10.63
9.73
7.41
6.15
5.43
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11.1
22.1
33.2
44.2


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