# Tertiary enrolment by nation — world ranking

Tertiary enrolment ranked across 169 nations, highest to lowest. Greece highest at 165.1% (2023). Each figure carries its publisher and observation year.

Canonical: https://terralore.co/rankings/tertiary-enrolment
Updated: 2026-08-10 (the education domain's last refresh)

Definition: University and college enrolment as a share of the population in the five years after secondary school; mature students can push it above 100%.
Unit: % gross. Ordered highest to lowest — a ranking of figures, not a grading of nations. Ties share a rank.

Note: this table mixes vintages — each publisher carries a nation's latest available year, so observations run from 2000 to 2025. Every row shows its own.

## Ranking (169 nations)

| Rank | Nation | Value | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece | 165.1% | 2023 |
| 2 | Cyprus | 120.9% | 2024 |
| 3 | South Korea | 111.9% | 2024 |
| 4 | Finland | 110.3% | 2024 |
| 5 | Chile | 110.2% | 2024 |
| 6 | Australia | 108.4% | 2024 |
| 7 | Argentina | 107.8% | 2023 |
| 8 | Türkiye | 105.9% | 2023 |
| 9 | Norway | 95.5% | 2024 |
| 10 | Spain | 93.8% | 2024 |
| 11 | Austria | 92.6% | 2024 |
| 12 | Georgia | 89.5% | 2025 |
| 13 | Ukraine | 87.2% | 2024 |
| 14 | Netherlands | 86.6% | 2023 |
| 15 | Albania | 84.1% | 2024 |
| 16 | Sweden | 84.0% | 2024 |
| 17 | Saudi Arabia | 83.9% | 2024 |
| 18 | Latvia | 82.9% | 2024 |
| 19 | Belgium | 82.1% | 2023 |
| 20 | Croatia | 81.2% | 2023 |
| 21 | Poland | 80.9% | 2024 |
| 22 | Malta | 80.5% | 2023 |
| 23 | United Kingdom | 80.4% | 2023 |
| 24 | Slovenia | 80.1% | 2023 |
| 25 | Uruguay | 80.0% | 2023 |
| 26 | United States | 79.4% | 2022 |
| 27 | Denmark | 79.0% | 2024 |
| 28 | Venezuela | 78.3% | 2009 |
| 29 | Puerto Rico | 77.9% | 2023 |
| 30 | Portugal | 77.7% | 2023 |
| 31 | Ireland | 77.6% | 2022 |
| 32 | Monaco | 77.5% | 2024 |
| 33 | New Zealand | 77.2% | 2024 |
| 34 | China | 76.9% | 2024 |
| 35 | Germany | 76.7% | 2024 |
| 36 | Iceland | 76.5% | 2023 |
| 37 | Canada | 76.3% | 2023 |
| 38 | Italy | 75.9% | 2023 |
| 39 | Lithuania | 75.6% | 2024 |
| 40 | Fiji | 75.0% | 2024 |
| 41 | Moldova | 74.7% | 2024 |
| 42 | Switzerland | 73.5% | 2024 |
| 43 | France | 71.5% | 2024 |
| 44 | Peru | 71.2% | 2017 |
| 45 | Serbia | 70.6% | 2024 |
| 46 | Belarus | 70.1% | 2024 |
| 47 | Brazil | 69.7% | 2024 |
| 48 | Bulgaria | 69.5% | 2024 |
| 49 | Mongolia | 69.0% | 2024 |
| 50 | Ecuador | 67.9% | 2023 |
| 51 | Andorra | 67.7% | 2024 |
| 52 | Czechia | 66.7% | 2023 |
| 53 | Estonia | 65.7% | 2024 |
| 54 | Japan | 64.5% | 2023 |
| 55 | United Arab Emirates | 63.7% | 2024 |
| 56 | Hungary | 60.5% | 2024 |
| 57 | Russia | 60.4% | 2024 |
| 58 | Uzbekistan | 59.8% | 2025 |
| 59 | Colombia | 59.3% | 2022 |
| 60 | Iran | 58.7% | 2022 |
| 61 | Libya | 58.5% | 2003 |
| 62 | Dominican Republic | 57.7% | 2024 |
| 63 | San Marino | 57.5% | 2024 |
| 64 | Montenegro | 55.2% | 2023 |
| 65 | Romania | 55.2% | 2023 |
| 66 | Costa Rica | 55.0% | 2019 |
| 67 | North Macedonia | 55.0% | 2023 |
| 68 | Slovakia | 54.5% | 2024 |
| 69 | Algeria | 54.4% | 2024 |
| 70 | Lebanon | 54.4% | 2023 |
| 71 | Kyrgyzstan | 53.9% | 2025 |
| 72 | Panama | 53.7% | 2023 |
| 73 | Kazakhstan | 52.9% | 2025 |
| 74 | Armenia | 52.8% | 2024 |
| 75 | Kuwait | 51.9% | 2021 |
| 76 | Thailand | 49.1% | 2025 |
| 77 | Mexico | 48.2% | 2024 |
| 78 | Morocco | 48.2% | 2024 |
| 79 | Philippines | 47.4% | 2024 |
| 80 | Liechtenstein | 46.0% | 2021 |
| 81 | Mauritius | 45.8% | 2024 |
| 82 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 45.5% | 2023 |
| 83 | Indonesia | 44.9% | 2023 |
| 84 | Palestine | 44.5% | 2023 |
| 85 | Syria | 43.8% | 2016 |
| 86 | Cuba | 43.1% | 2024 |
| 87 | Qatar | 43.0% | 2024 |
| 88 | Oman | 42.2% | 2024 |
| 89 | Azerbaijan | 41.3% | 2024 |
| 90 | Malaysia | 38.5% | 2024 |
| 91 | Tunisia | 38.1% | 2023 |
| 92 | Egypt | 38.0% | 2025 |
| 93 | Paraguay | 37.6% | 2010 |
| 94 | Vietnam | 37.6% | 2024 |
| 95 | Brunei | 36.4% | 2023 |
| 96 | Jordan | 35.9% | 2024 |
| 97 | Tajikistan | 35.6% | 2024 |
| 98 | India | 34.4% | 2025 |
| 99 | El Salvador | 32.8% | 2024 |
| 100 | Timor-Leste | 31.0% | 2023 |
| 101 | Nicaragua | 30.4% | 2023 |
| 102 | Guatemala | 27.3% | 2023 |
| 103 | North Korea | 26.7% | 2018 |
| 104 | Guyana | 26.4% | 2024 |
| 105 | Jamaica | 26.2% | 2015 |
| 106 | Namibia | 26.1% | 2022 |
| 107 | Belize | 24.8% | 2024 |
| 108 | Cape Verde | 24.3% | 2018 |
| 109 | Trinidad and Tobago | 23.8% | 2024 |
| 110 | Bangladesh | 23.7% | 2024 |
| 111 | South Africa | 23.5% | 2023 |
| 112 | Honduras | 23.3% | 2024 |
| 113 | Luxembourg | 22.4% | 2024 |
| 114 | Cambodia | 21.4% | 2024 |
| 115 | Botswana | 21.4% | 2024 |
| 116 | Ghana | 21.3% | 2024 |
| 117 | Nepal | 21.3% | 2024 |
| 118 | Sri Lanka | 20.7% | 2023 |
| 119 | Turkmenistan | 20.4% | 2024 |
| 120 | Myanmar | 20.4% | 2018 |
| 121 | Comoros | 18.8% | 2017 |
| 122 | Cameroon | 16.7% | 2024 |
| 123 | Sudan | 15.9% | 2015 |
| 124 | Iraq | 15.6% | 2005 |
| 125 | Senegal | 15.3% | 2024 |
| 126 | Togo | 14.9% | 2020 |
| 127 | Laos | 14.9% | 2023 |
| 128 | Seychelles | 14.5% | 2024 |
| 129 | Gambia | 13.5% | 2024 |
| 130 | Bhutan | 13.0% | 2024 |
| 131 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 12.8% | 2015 |
| 132 | Ivory Coast | 12.3% | 2024 |
| 133 | Pakistan | 10.9% | 2024 |
| 134 | Guinea | 10.9% | 2014 |
| 135 | Afghanistan | 10.9% | 2020 |
| 136 | Liberia | 10.8% | 2012 |
| 137 | Kenya | 10.4% | 2024 |
| 138 | Congo | 10.4% | 2023 |
| 139 | Benin | 10.2% | 2022 |
| 140 | Burkina Faso | 10.0% | 2024 |
| 141 | Angola | 10.0% | 2024 |
| 142 | Lesotho | 9.9% | 2018 |
| 143 | Nigeria | 9.7% | 2011 |
| 144 | Rwanda | 9.4% | 2024 |
| 145 | Yemen | 8.8% | 2011 |
| 146 | Zimbabwe | 7.7% | 2024 |
| 147 | Gabon | 7.7% | 2003 |
| 148 | Mozambique | 7.5% | 2018 |
| 149 | Eswatini | 6.4% | 2013 |
| 150 | Burundi | 6.4% | 2025 |
| 151 | DR Congo | 6.4% | 2020 |
| 152 | Madagascar | 6.1% | 2023 |
| 153 | Mauritania | 6.0% | 2020 |
| 154 | Ethiopia | 5.9% | 2014 |
| 155 | Djibouti | 5.2% | 2011 |
| 156 | Mali | 5.1% | 2015 |
| 157 | Vanuatu | 4.9% | 2004 |
| 158 | Uganda | 4.6% | 2014 |
| 159 | Chad | 4.4% | 2020 |
| 160 | Niger | 4.2% | 2019 |
| 161 | Tanzania | 4.0% | 2024 |
| 162 | Zambia | 4.0% | 2012 |
| 163 | Eritrea | 3.2% | 2016 |
| 164 | Central African Republic | 2.8% | 2012 |
| 165 | Malawi | 2.7% | 2022 |
| 166 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.6% | 2006 |
| 167 | Suriname | 2.6% | 2024 |
| 168 | Sierra Leone | 2.0% | 2002 |
| 169 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.8% | 2000 |

## No data (17 nations)

These nations publish no figure for this indicator in the sources below. Absence is a fact about the world's statistical apparatus, not a zero — they are not ranked.

- Antarctica — 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.
- Bahamas
- Bolivia
- Falkland Islands — 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.
- French Southern and Antarctic Lands — 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.
- Greenland
- Haiti
- Kosovo
- New Caledonia
- Northern Cyprus — 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 Guinea
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- Somaliland — 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 Sudan
- Taiwan — 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 City — Vatican City has a resident population of a few hundred and does not compile the economic and social series these indicators are drawn from.

## Sources

- Education statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) — UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-10 · https://uis.unesco.org

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