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Tertiary enrolment, % gross: ranking of countries
172 countries ranked by their latest value (2015–2025). Greece is highest at 165.1%; Suriname is lowest at 2.6%.
World 43.6% (2024)Median country 47.8%172 countries
Tertiary enrolment: world and regions, 1994–2025
WorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & CaribbeanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanNorth AmericaSouth AsiaSub-Saharan Africa
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Regional lines are World Bank aggregates.
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Latest value for each country; the year column shows when it was reported.
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| # | Country | Region | Tertiary enrolment | Year | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece | Europe & Central Asia | 165.1% | 2023 | |
| 2 | Macao | East Asia & Pacific | 141.9% | 2024 | |
| 3 | Cyprus | Europe & Central Asia | 120.9% | 2024 | |
| 4 | Hong Kong | East Asia & Pacific | 120.1% | 2024 | |
| 5 | South Korea | East Asia & Pacific | 111.9% | 2024 | |
| 6 | Finland | Europe & Central Asia | 110.3% | 2024 | |
| 7 | Chile | Latin America & Caribbean | 110.2% | 2024 | |
| 8 | Australia | East Asia & Pacific | 108.4% | 2024 | |
| 9 | Argentina | Latin America & Caribbean | 107.8% | 2023 | |
| 10 | Türkiye | Europe & Central Asia | 105.9% | 2023 | |
| 11 | Grenada | Latin America & Caribbean | 100.0% | 2018 | |
| 12 | Singapore | East Asia & Pacific | 97.3% | 2023 | |
| 13 | Norway | Europe & Central Asia | 95.5% | 2024 | |
| 14 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Latin America & Caribbean | 93.9% | 2015 | |
| 15 | Spain | Europe & Central Asia | 93.8% | 2024 | |
| 16 | Austria | Europe & Central Asia | 92.6% | 2024 | |
| 17 | Georgia | Europe & Central Asia | 89.5% | 2025 | |
| 18 | Ukraine | Europe & Central Asia | 87.2% | 2024 | |
| 19 | Netherlands | Europe & Central Asia | 86.6% | 2023 | |
| 20 | Albania | Europe & Central Asia | 84.1% | 2024 | |
| 21 | Sweden | Europe & Central Asia | 84.0% | 2024 | |
| 22 | Saudi Arabia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 83.9% | 2024 | |
| 23 | Latvia | Europe & Central Asia | 82.9% | 2024 | |
| 24 | Belgium | Europe & Central Asia | 82.1% | 2023 | |
| 25 | Croatia | Europe & Central Asia | 81.2% | 2023 | |
| 26 | Poland | Europe & Central Asia | 80.9% | 2024 | |
| 27 | Malta | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 80.5% | 2023 | |
| 28 | United Kingdom | Europe & Central Asia | 80.4% | 2023 | |
| 29 | Slovenia | Europe & Central Asia | 80.1% | 2023 | |
| 30 | Uruguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 80.0% | 2023 | |
| 31 | United States | North America | 79.4% | 2022 | |
| 32 | Denmark | Europe & Central Asia | 79.0% | 2024 | |
| 33 | Puerto Rico | Latin America & Caribbean | 77.9% | 2023 | |
| 34 | Portugal | Europe & Central Asia | 77.7% | 2023 | |
| 35 | Ireland | Europe & Central Asia | 77.6% | 2022 | |
| 36 | Monaco | Europe & Central Asia | 77.5% | 2024 | |
| 37 | New Zealand | East Asia & Pacific | 77.2% | 2024 | |
| 38 | China | East Asia & Pacific | 76.9% | 2024 | |
| 39 | Germany | Europe & Central Asia | 76.7% | 2024 | |
| 40 | Iceland | Europe & Central Asia | 76.5% | 2023 | |
| 41 | Canada | North America | 76.3% | 2023 | |
| 42 | Italy | Europe & Central Asia | 75.9% | 2023 | |
| 43 | Lithuania | Europe & Central Asia | 75.6% | 2024 | |
| 44 | Fiji | East Asia & Pacific | 75.0% | 2024 | |
| 45 | Moldova | Europe & Central Asia | 74.7% | 2024 | |
| 46 | Switzerland | Europe & Central Asia | 73.5% | 2024 | |
| 47 | Palau | East Asia & Pacific | 71.8% | 2024 | |
| 48 | France | Europe & Central Asia | 71.5% | 2024 | |
| 49 | Peru | Latin America & Caribbean | 71.2% | 2017 | |
| 50 | Serbia | Europe & Central Asia | 70.6% | 2024 | |
| 51 | Belarus | Europe & Central Asia | 70.1% | 2024 | |
| 52 | Brazil | Latin America & Caribbean | 69.7% | 2024 | |
| 53 | Bulgaria | Europe & Central Asia | 69.5% | 2024 | |
| 54 | Mongolia | East Asia & Pacific | 69.0% | 2024 | |
| 55 | Ecuador | Latin America & Caribbean | 67.9% | 2023 | |
| 56 | Andorra | Europe & Central Asia | 67.7% | 2024 | |
| 57 | Czechia | Europe & Central Asia | 66.7% | 2023 | |
| 58 | Estonia | Europe & Central Asia | 65.7% | 2024 | |
| 59 | Japan | East Asia & Pacific | 64.5% | 2023 | |
| 60 | United Arab Emirates | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 63.7% | 2024 | |
| 61 | Hungary | Europe & Central Asia | 60.5% | 2024 | |
| 62 | Russia | Europe & Central Asia | 60.4% | 2024 | |
| 63 | Uzbekistan | Europe & Central Asia | 59.8% | 2025 | |
| 64 | Colombia | Latin America & Caribbean | 59.3% | 2022 | |
| 65 | Iran | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 58.7% | 2022 | |
| 66 | Bahrain | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 58.4% | 2024 | |
| 67 | Dominican Republic | Latin America & Caribbean | 57.7% | 2024 | |
| 68 | San Marino | Europe & Central Asia | 57.5% | 2024 | |
| 69 | Israel | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 56.3% | 2024 | |
| 70 | Montenegro | Europe & Central Asia | 55.2% | 2023 | |
| 71 | Romania | Europe & Central Asia | 55.2% | 2023 | |
| 72 | Costa Rica | Latin America & Caribbean | 55.0% | 2019 | |
| 73 | North Macedonia | Europe & Central Asia | 55.0% | 2023 | |
| 74 | Slovakia | Europe & Central Asia | 54.5% | 2024 | |
| 75 | Algeria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 54.4% | 2024 | |
| 76 | Lebanon | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 54.4% | 2023 | |
| 77 | Kyrgyzstan | Europe & Central Asia | 53.9% | 2025 | |
| 78 | Panama | Latin America & Caribbean | 53.7% | 2023 | |
| 79 | Kazakhstan | Europe & Central Asia | 52.9% | 2025 | |
| 80 | Armenia | Europe & Central Asia | 52.8% | 2024 | |
| 81 | Kuwait | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 51.9% | 2021 | |
| 82 | Barbados | Latin America & Caribbean | 50.8% | 2025 | |
| 83 | Thailand | East Asia & Pacific | 49.1% | 2025 | |
| 84 | Maldives | South Asia | 48.5% | 2022 | |
| 85 | Mexico | Latin America & Caribbean | 48.2% | 2024 | |
| 86 | Morocco | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 48.2% | 2024 | |
| 87 | Philippines | East Asia & Pacific | 47.4% | 2024 | |
| 88 | Liechtenstein | Europe & Central Asia | 46.0% | 2021 | |
| 89 | Mauritius | Sub-Saharan Africa | 45.8% | 2024 | |
| 90 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe & Central Asia | 45.5% | 2023 | |
| 91 | Indonesia | East Asia & Pacific | 44.9% | 2023 | |
| 92 | West Bank and Gaza | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 44.5% | 2023 | |
| 93 | Syria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 43.8% | 2016 | |
| 94 | Cuba | Latin America & Caribbean | 43.1% | 2024 | |
| 95 | Qatar | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 43.0% | 2024 | |
| 96 | Tonga | East Asia & Pacific | 42.9% | 2023 | |
| 97 | Oman | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 42.2% | 2024 | |
| 98 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Latin America & Caribbean | 41.5% | 2022 | |
| 99 | Azerbaijan | Europe & Central Asia | 41.3% | 2024 | |
| 100 | Malaysia | East Asia & Pacific | 38.5% | 2024 | |
| 101 | Tunisia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 38.1% | 2023 | |
| 102 | Egypt | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 38.0% | 2025 | |
| 103 | Marshall Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 37.7% | 2024 | |
| 104 | Vietnam | East Asia & Pacific | 37.6% | 2024 | |
| 105 | Brunei | East Asia & Pacific | 36.4% | 2023 | |
| 106 | Jordan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 35.9% | 2024 | |
| 107 | Tajikistan | Europe & Central Asia | 35.6% | 2024 | |
| 108 | India | South Asia | 34.4% | 2025 | |
| 109 | El Salvador | Latin America & Caribbean | 32.8% | 2024 | |
| 110 | Timor-Leste | East Asia & Pacific | 31.0% | 2023 | |
| 111 | Nicaragua | Latin America & Caribbean | 30.4% | 2023 | |
| 112 | British Virgin Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 29.6% | 2024 | |
| 113 | Guatemala | Latin America & Caribbean | 27.3% | 2023 | |
| 114 | North Korea | East Asia & Pacific | 26.7% | 2018 | |
| 115 | Guyana | Latin America & Caribbean | 26.4% | 2024 | |
| 116 | Jamaica | Latin America & Caribbean | 26.2% | 2015 | |
| 117 | Namibia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 26.1% | 2022 | |
| 118 | Turks and Caicos Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 25.3% | 2023 | |
| 119 | Belize | Latin America & Caribbean | 24.8% | 2024 | |
| 120 | Cabo Verde | Sub-Saharan Africa | 24.3% | 2018 | |
| 121 | Trinidad and Tobago | Latin America & Caribbean | 23.8% | 2024 | |
| 122 | Bangladesh | South Asia | 23.7% | 2024 | |
| 123 | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | 23.5% | 2023 | |
| 124 | Honduras | Latin America & Caribbean | 23.3% | 2024 | |
| 125 | Luxembourg | Europe & Central Asia | 22.4% | 2024 | |
| 126 | Cambodia | East Asia & Pacific | 21.4% | 2024 | |
| 127 | Botswana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 21.4% | 2024 | |
| 128 | Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 21.3% | 2024 | |
| 129 | Nepal | South Asia | 21.3% | 2024 | |
| 130 | Sri Lanka | South Asia | 20.7% | 2023 | |
| 131 | Turkmenistan | Europe & Central Asia | 20.4% | 2024 | |
| 132 | Myanmar | East Asia & Pacific | 20.4% | 2018 | |
| 133 | Tuvalu | East Asia & Pacific | 19.4% | 2023 | |
| 134 | Comoros | Sub-Saharan Africa | 18.8% | 2017 | |
| 135 | Bermuda | North America | 17.3% | 2023 | |
| 136 | Cameroon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 16.7% | 2024 | |
| 137 | Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | 16.0% | 2024 | |
| 138 | Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 15.9% | 2015 | |
| 139 | Senegal | Sub-Saharan Africa | 15.3% | 2024 | |
| 140 | Saint Lucia | Latin America & Caribbean | 15.0% | 2023 | |
| 141 | Togo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 14.9% | 2020 | |
| 142 | Laos | East Asia & Pacific | 14.9% | 2023 | |
| 143 | Seychelles | Sub-Saharan Africa | 14.5% | 2024 | |
| 144 | Aruba | Latin America & Caribbean | 14.1% | 2024 | |
| 145 | The Gambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 13.5% | 2024 | |
| 146 | Bhutan | South Asia | 13.0% | 2024 | |
| 147 | São Tomé and Príncipe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 12.8% | 2015 | |
| 148 | Côte d'Ivoire | Sub-Saharan Africa | 12.3% | 2024 | |
| 149 | Pakistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 10.9% | 2024 | |
| 150 | Afghanistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 10.9% | 2020 | |
| 151 | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | 10.4% | 2024 | |
| 152 | Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 10.4% | 2023 | |
| 153 | Benin | Sub-Saharan Africa | 10.2% | 2022 | |
| 154 | Burkina Faso | Sub-Saharan Africa | 10.0% | 2024 | |
| 155 | Angola | Sub-Saharan Africa | 10.0% | 2024 | |
| 156 | Lesotho | Sub-Saharan Africa | 9.9% | 2018 | |
| 157 | Rwanda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 9.4% | 2024 | |
| 158 | Zimbabwe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 7.7% | 2024 | |
| 159 | Sint Maarten | Latin America & Caribbean | 7.7% | 2023 | |
| 160 | Mozambique | Sub-Saharan Africa | 7.5% | 2018 | |
| 161 | Burundi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 6.4% | 2025 | |
| 162 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 6.4% | 2020 | |
| 163 | Madagascar | Sub-Saharan Africa | 6.1% | 2023 | |
| 164 | Mauritania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 6.0% | 2020 | |
| 165 | Mali | Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.1% | 2015 | |
| 166 | Kiribati | East Asia & Pacific | 5.0% | 2024 | |
| 167 | Chad | Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.4% | 2020 | |
| 168 | Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.2% | 2019 | |
| 169 | Tanzania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.0% | 2024 | |
| 170 | Eritrea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.2% | 2016 | |
| 171 | Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.7% | 2022 | |
| 172 | Suriname | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.6% | 2024 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)School enrollment, tertiary (% gross)