Tertiary enrolment

gross enrolment ratios — repeaters and over-age pupils can push a figure above 100% · OBSERVED 2000–2025

University and college enrolment as a share of the population in the five years after secondary school; mature students can push it above 100%.

Nations ranked
169
Highest
165.1%
Lowest
1.8%
Observed
2000–2025

This table mixes vintages: each publisher carries a nation’s latest available year, so the observations here run from 2000 to 2025 — every row shows its own.

Press a row — the specimen turns over to its label. Bars are drawn to the highest value. Highest, not best: this page orders figures, it does not grade nations.

  1. 165.1% 2023
    Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  2. 120.9% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  3. 111.9% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  4. 110.3% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  5. 110.2% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  6. 108.4% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  7. 107.8% 2023
    Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  8. 105.9% 2023
    Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  9. 95.5% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  10. 93.8% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  11. 92.6% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  12. 89.5% 2025
    Observed 2025 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  13. 87.2% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  14. 86.6% 2023
    Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  15. 84.1% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  16. 84.0% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  17. 83.9% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  18. 82.9% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  19. 82.1% 2023
    Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  20. 81.2% 2023
    Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  21. 80.9% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  22. 80.5% 2023
    Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  23. 80.4% 2023
    Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  24. 80.1% 2023
    Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  25. 80.0% 2023
    Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  26. 79.4% 2022
    Observed 2022 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  27. 79.0% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  28. 78.3% 2009
    Observed 2009 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  29. 77.9% 2023
    Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  30. 77.7% 2023
    Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  31. 77.6% 2022
    Observed 2022 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  32. 77.5% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  33. 77.2% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  34. 76.9% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  35. 76.7% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  36. 76.5% 2023
    Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  37. 76.3% 2023
    Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  38. 75.9% 2023
    Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  39. 75.6% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  40. 40 Fiji
    75.0% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  41. 74.7% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  42. 73.5% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  43. 71.5% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  44. 44 Peru
    71.2% 2017
    Observed 2017 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  45. 70.6% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  46. 70.1% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  47. 69.7% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  48. 69.5% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  49. 69.0% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  50. 67.9% 2023
    Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  51. 67.7% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  52. 66.7% 2023
    Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  53. 65.7% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  54. 64.5% 2023
    Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  55. Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  56. 60.5% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  57. 60.4% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  58. 59.8% 2025
    Observed 2025 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  59. 59.3% 2022
    Observed 2022 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  60. 60 Iran
    58.7% 2022
    Observed 2022 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  61. 58.5% 2003
    Observed 2003 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  62. 57.7% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  63. 57.5% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  64. 55.2% 2023
    Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  65. 55.2% 2023
    Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  66. 55.0% 2019
    Observed 2019 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  67. 55.0% 2023
    Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  68. 54.5% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  69. 54.4% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  70. 54.4% 2023
    Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  71. 53.9% 2025
    Observed 2025 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  72. 53.7% 2023
    Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  73. 52.9% 2025
    Observed 2025 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  74. 52.8% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  75. 51.9% 2021
    Observed 2021 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  76. 49.1% 2025
    Observed 2025 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  77. 48.2% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  78. 48.2% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  79. 47.4% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  80. 46.0% 2021
    Observed 2021 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  81. 45.8% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  82. Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  83. 44.9% 2023
    Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  84. 44.5% 2023
    Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  85. 43.8% 2016
    Observed 2016 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  86. 86 Cuba
    43.1% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  87. 43.0% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  88. 88 Oman
    42.2% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  89. 41.3% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  90. 38.5% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  91. 38.1% 2023
    Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  92. 38.0% 2025
    Observed 2025 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  93. 37.6% 2010
    Observed 2010 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  94. 37.6% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  95. 36.4% 2023
    Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  96. 35.9% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  97. 35.6% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  98. 34.4% 2025
    Observed 2025 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  99. 32.8% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  100. 31.0% 2023
    Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  101. 30.4% 2023
    Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  102. 27.3% 2023
    Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  103. 26.7% 2018
    Observed 2018 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  104. 104 Guyana
    26.4% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  105. 26.2% 2015
    Observed 2015 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  106. 26.1% 2022
    Observed 2022 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  107. 107 Belize
    24.8% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  108. 24.3% 2018
    Observed 2018 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  109. 23.8% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  110. 23.7% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  111. 23.5% 2023
    Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  112. 23.3% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  113. 22.4% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  114. 21.4% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  115. 21.4% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  116. 116 Ghana
    21.3% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  117. 117 Nepal
    21.3% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  118. 20.7% 2023
    Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  119. 20.4% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  120. 20.4% 2018
    Observed 2018 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  121. 18.8% 2017
    Observed 2017 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  122. 16.7% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  123. 123 Sudan
    15.9% 2015
    Observed 2015 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  124. 124 Iraq
    15.6% 2005
    Observed 2005 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  125. 15.3% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  126. 126 Togo
    14.9% 2020
    Observed 2020 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  127. 127 Laos
    14.9% 2023
    Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  128. 14.5% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  129. 129 Gambia
    13.5% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  130. 130 Bhutan
    13.0% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  131. Observed 2015 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  132. 12.3% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  133. 10.9% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  134. 134 Guinea
    10.9% 2014
    Observed 2014 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  135. 10.9% 2020
    Observed 2020 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  136. 10.8% 2012
    Observed 2012 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  137. 137 Kenya
    10.4% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  138. 138 Congo
    10.4% 2023
    Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  139. 139 Benin
    10.2% 2022
    Observed 2022 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  140. 10.0% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  141. 141 Angola
    10.0% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  142. 9.9% 2018
    Observed 2018 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  143. 9.7% 2011
    Observed 2011 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  144. 144 Rwanda
    9.4% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  145. 145 Yemen
    8.8% 2011
    Observed 2011 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  146. 7.7% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  147. 147 Gabon
    7.7% 2003
    Observed 2003 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  148. 7.5% 2018
    Observed 2018 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  149. 6.4% 2013
    Observed 2013 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  150. 6.4% 2025
    Observed 2025 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  151. 6.4% 2020
    Observed 2020 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  152. 6.1% 2023
    Observed 2023 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  153. 6.0% 2020
    Observed 2020 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  154. 5.9% 2014
    Observed 2014 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  155. 5.2% 2011
    Observed 2011 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  156. 156 Mali
    5.1% 2015
    Observed 2015 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  157. 4.9% 2004
    Observed 2004 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  158. 158 Uganda
    4.6% 2014
    Observed 2014 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  159. 159 Chad
    4.4% 2020
    Observed 2020 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  160. 160 Niger
    4.2% 2019
    Observed 2019 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  161. 4.0% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  162. 162 Zambia
    4.0% 2012
    Observed 2012 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  163. 3.2% 2016
    Observed 2016 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  164. Observed 2012 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  165. 165 Malawi
    2.7% 2022
    Observed 2022 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  166. 2.6% 2006
    Observed 2006 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  167. 2.6% 2024
    Observed 2024 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  168. 2.0% 2002
    Observed 2002 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank
  169. 1.8% 2000
    Observed 2000 · UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank

Not observed

17 nations publish no figure for this indicator in the sources below. Absence is a fact about the world’s statistical apparatus, not a zero — these nations hold their place as hatched gaps, and a gap has no underside to turn over.

  • AntarcticaNOT OBSERVED

    Antarctica has no permanent population and no national government — it is administered under the Antarctic Treaty. No statistical agency compiles national indicators for it, so there is nothing here to report.

  • BahamasNOT OBSERVED
  • BoliviaNOT OBSERVED
  • Falkland IslandsNOT OBSERVED

    The Falkland Islands are a British Overseas Territory, administered by the United Kingdom; sovereignty is disputed by Argentina. They are not a separate reporting entity in World Bank datasets.

  • The French Southern and Antarctic Lands have no permanent civilian population. They are administered from Réunion as an overseas territory of France and are not a separate reporting entity in international datasets.

  • GreenlandNOT OBSERVED
  • HaitiNOT OBSERVED
  • KosovoNOT OBSERVED
  • New CaledoniaNOT OBSERVED
  • Northern CyprusNOT OBSERVED

    Northern Cyprus is recognised as a state by Türkiye alone. It is not a member of the United Nations or the World Bank, and does not appear as a separate entity in the datasets these indicators are drawn from.

  • Papua New GuineaNOT OBSERVED
  • Solomon IslandsNOT OBSERVED
  • SomaliaNOT OBSERVED
  • SomalilandNOT OBSERVED

    Somaliland declared independence in 1991 and has not been recognised by the United Nations or any member state. Where its figures are collected at all, they are reported within Somalia's.

  • South SudanNOT OBSERVED
  • TaiwanNOT OBSERVED

    Taiwan is not a member of the United Nations, and is excluded from the World Bank and UN series that supply most of this dossier. Its own statistical agencies publish extensively.

  • Vatican CityNOT OBSERVED

    Vatican City has a resident population of a few hundred and does not compile the economic and social series these indicators are drawn from.

Source

Education statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) — UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14.

Table assembled 2026-08-14 from each nation’s latest published observation. The same figure, with the same source, sits on each nation’s dossier. Gaps render as absences, never as zeros.