Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate by country
Gender-disaggregated data on educational outcomes.
Countries reporting
193
Highest
165.11
Greece
Lowest
1.05
Haiti
Median
42.91
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
6,519
What the numbers show
Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate is currently reported for 193 countries. The highest value is 165.11 in Greece; the lowest is 1.05 in Haiti.
The median across all reporting countries is 42.91, and the mean is 45.12.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 157.
Over the past decade 155 countries rose and 33 fell. The largest increase was in Gambia (up 1,041.2%), and the largest decrease in Suriname (down 51.2%).
Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece | 165.11 | 2023 | up 46.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Macau, China | 141.87 | 2024 | up 104.7% | rising |
| 3 | Cyprus | 120.88 | 2024 | up 132.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Hong Kong (China) | 120.09 | 2024 | up 72.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Republic of Korea | 111.85 | 2024 | up 18.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Finland | 110.3 | 2024 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 7 | Chile | 110.18 | 2024 | up 31.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Australia | 108.42 | 2024 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Argentina | 107.82 | 2023 | up 37.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Türkiye | 105.89 | 2023 | up 32.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Grenada | 99.99 | 2018 | up 75.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Singapore | 97.29 | 2023 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 13 | Norway | 95.5 | 2024 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 14 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 93.92 | 2015 | up 372.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Spain | 93.77 | 2024 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Austria | 92.61 | 2024 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Georgia | 89.49 | 2025 | up 72.4% | rising |
| 18 | Ukraine | 87.19 | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 19 | Netherlands | 86.59 | 2023 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 20 | Albania | 84.15 | 2024 | up 28.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Sweden | 84 | 2024 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 22 | Saudi Arabia | 83.88 | 2024 | up 57.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Latvia | 82.92 | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 24 | Belgium | 82.15 | 2023 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 25 | Croatia | 81.18 | 2023 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 26 | Poland | 80.92 | 2024 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Malta | 80.53 | 2023 | up 81.0% | volatile |
| 28 | United Kingdom | 80.41 | 2023 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 29 | Slovenia | 80.08 | 2023 | down 8.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Uruguay | 79.95 | 2023 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 31 | United States | 79.36 | 2022 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 32 | Denmark | 78.96 | 2024 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 33 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 78.27 | 2009 | up 181.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Puerto Rico | 77.93 | 2023 | down 18.3% | flat |
| 35 | Portugal | 77.68 | 2023 | up 25.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Ireland | 77.59 | 2022 | up 13.8% | volatile |
| 37 | New Zealand | 77.24 | 2024 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 38 | China | 76.88 | 2024 | up 75.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Germany | 76.71 | 2024 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 40 | Iceland | 76.52 | 2023 | down 2.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Canada | 76.27 | 2023 | up 16.0% | falling |
| 42 | Italy | 75.95 | 2023 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 43 | Lithuania | 75.62 | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 44 | Fiji | 75.01 | 2024 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Republic of Moldova | 74.71 | 2024 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 46 | Switzerland | 73.54 | 2024 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Palau | 71.84 | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 48 | France | 71.53 | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 49 | Peru | 71.24 | 2017 | up 110.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Serbia | 70.58 | 2024 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 51 | Belarus | 70.11 | 2024 | down 25.7% | rising |
| 52 | Brazil | 69.73 | 2024 | up 45.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Bulgaria | 69.55 | 2024 | down 4.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Mongolia | 69.04 | 2024 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Ecuador | 67.89 | 2023 | up 70.7% | rising |
| 56 | Andorra | 67.68 | 2024 | up 399.8% | volatile |
| 57 | Czechia | 66.73 | 2023 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 58 | Estonia | 65.67 | 2024 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 59 | Japan | 64.49 | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 60 | United Arab Emirates | 63.74 | 2024 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 61 | Hungary | 60.52 | 2024 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Russia | 60.39 | 2024 | down 28.5% | rising |
| 63 | Uzbekistan | 59.81 | 2025 | up 642.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Colombia | 59.29 | 2022 | up 24.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 58.68 | 2022 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Libya | 58.54 | 2003 | up 292.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Bahrain | 58.37 | 2024 | up 30.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Dominican Republic | 57.65 | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 69 | San Marino | 57.55 | 2024 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 70 | Israel | 56.26 | 2024 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 71 | Montenegro | 55.17 | 2023 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 72 | Romania | 55.17 | 2023 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 73 | Costa Rica | 55.02 | 2019 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 74 | North Macedonia | 55.01 | 2023 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 75 | Slovak Republic | 54.47 | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 76 | Algeria | 54.43 | 2024 | up 51.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Lebanon | 54.4 | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 78 | Kyrgyzstan | 53.88 | 2025 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 79 | Panama | 53.7 | 2023 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 80 | Kazakhstan | 52.86 | 2025 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 81 | Armenia | 52.77 | 2024 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 82 | Kuwait | 51.9 | 2021 | down 7.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Barbados | 50.8 | 2025 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Thailand | 49.08 | 2025 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Maldives | 48.5 | 2022 | up 254.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Mexico | 48.2 | 2024 | up 54.5% | volatile |
| 87 | Morocco | 48.18 | 2024 | up 90.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Philippines | 47.41 | 2024 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 89 | Liechtenstein | 46.02 | 2021 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 90 | Mauritius | 45.78 | 2024 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 45.5 | 2023 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 92 | Indonesia | 44.88 | 2023 | up 50.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Cayman Islands | 44.54 | 2022 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 94 | Syrian Arab Republic | 43.76 | 2016 | up 109.9% | rising |
| 95 | Cuba | 43.1 | 2024 | up 5.6% | volatile |
| 96 | Qatar | 43.02 | 2024 | up 148.6% | rising |
| 97 | West Bank and Gaza | 42.91 | 2023 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 98 | Tonga | 42.86 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Oman | 42.23 | 2024 | up 2.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 41.5 | 2022 | up 109.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Azerbaijan | 41.34 | 2024 | up 78.5% | rising |
| 102 | Malaysia | 38.5 | 2024 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 103 | Tunisia | 38.12 | 2023 | up 11.4% | volatile |
| 104 | Egypt | 38.04 | 2025 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 105 | Marshall Islands | 37.69 | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 106 | Paraguay | 37.62 | 2010 | up 117.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Viet Nam | 37.59 | 2024 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Brunei Darussalam | 36.42 | 2023 | up 55.2% | volatile |
| 109 | Jordan | 35.92 | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 110 | Tajikistan | 35.64 | 2024 | up 47.1% | rising |
| 111 | India | 34.45 | 2025 | up 26.2% | volatile |
| 112 | Virgin Islands U.S. | 33.55 | 1993 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 113 | El Salvador | 32.83 | 2024 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 114 | Nicaragua | 30.36 | 2023 | up 85.6% | volatile |
| 115 | British Virgin Islands | 29.56 | 2024 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 116 | Guatemala | 27.29 | 2023 | up 39.4% | volatile |
| 117 | Guyana | 26.43 | 2024 | up 125.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Jamaica | 26.23 | 2015 | up 51.8% | volatile |
| 119 | Namibia | 26.11 | 2022 | up 54.4% | volatile |
| 120 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 25.25 | 2023 | up 86.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Belize | 24.81 | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 122 | Cabo Verde | 24.29 | 2018 | up 108.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Trinidad and Tobago | 23.85 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 124 | Bangladesh | 23.73 | 2024 | up 74.8% | volatile |
| 125 | South Africa | 23.49 | 2023 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 126 | Honduras | 23.32 | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 127 | Luxembourg | 22.41 | 2024 | up 10.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Cambodia | 21.44 | 2024 | up 57.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Botswana | 21.41 | 2024 | down 13.8% | volatile |
| 130 | Ghana | 21.33 | 2024 | up 41.4% | volatile |
| 131 | Nepal | 21.29 | 2024 | up 60.8% | volatile |
| 132 | Sri Lanka | 20.74 | 2023 | up 16.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Turkmenistan | 20.43 | 2024 | up 191.7% | falling |
| 134 | Myanmar | 20.37 | 2018 | up 84.4% | volatile |
| 135 | Comoros | 18.82 | 2017 | up 328.3% | volatile |
| 136 | Bermuda | 17.34 | 2023 | down 50.8% | rising |
| 137 | Cameroon | 16.66 | 2024 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 138 | Sao Tome and Principe | 16.66 | 2021 | up 345.5% | rising |
| 139 | Samoa | 16.03 | 2024 | up 20.9% | volatile |
| 140 | Sudan | 15.86 | 2015 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 141 | Iraq | 15.56 | 2005 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 142 | Senegal | 15.33 | 2024 | up 40.9% | volatile |
| 143 | Saint Lucia | 15.04 | 2023 | up 7.3% | volatile |
| 144 | Togo | 14.9 | 2020 | up 67.3% | volatile |
| 145 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 14.88 | 2023 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 146 | Bahamas | 14.84 | 1995 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 147 | Gabon | 14.74 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 148 | Seychelles | 14.53 | 2024 | up 99.3% | volatile |
| 149 | Aruba | 14.07 | 2024 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 150 | Gambia | 13.48 | 2024 | up 1,041.2% | volatile |
| 151 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 13.36 | 2000 | — | falling |
| 152 | Bhutan | 13.01 | 2024 | up 25.6% | volatile |
| 153 | Côte d'Ivoire | 12.34 | 2024 | up 59.4% | volatile |
| 154 | Nigeria | 11.81 | 2018 | up 28.2% | volatile |
| 155 | Pakistan | 10.86 | 2024 | up 24.1% | volatile |
| 156 | Afghanistan | 10.85 | 2020 | up 175.6% | volatile |
| 157 | Liberia | 10.84 | 2012 | down 41.5% | volatile |
| 158 | Kenya | 10.42 | 2024 | up 12.6% | volatile |
| 159 | Congo | 10.38 | 2023 | up 21.2% | volatile |
| 160 | Benin | 10.23 | 2022 | down 20.4% | volatile |
| 161 | Burkina Faso | 10.04 | 2024 | up 105.1% | volatile |
| 162 | Angola | 9.95 | 2024 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 163 | Lesotho | 9.94 | 2018 | up 170.4% | volatile |
| 164 | Rwanda | 9.41 | 2024 | up 27.9% | volatile |
| 165 | Yemen | 8.81 | 2011 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 166 | Zimbabwe | 7.75 | 2024 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 167 | Sint Maarten | 7.65 | 2023 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 168 | Mozambique | 7.3 | 2019 | up 91.1% | volatile |
| 169 | Dominica | 6.95 | 1993 | up 938.4% | volatile |
| 170 | Guinea | 6.72 | 2021 | down 36.7% | volatile |
| 171 | Eswatini | 6.44 | 2013 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 172 | Burundi | 6.38 | 2025 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 173 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 6.38 | 2020 | up 1.9% | volatile |
| 174 | Madagascar | 6.15 | 2023 | up 46.8% | rising |
| 175 | Mauritania | 5.97 | 2020 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 176 | Ethiopia | 5.92 | 2014 | up 116.8% | volatile |
| 177 | Equatorial Guinea | 5.37 | 2019 | — | rising |
| 178 | Djibouti | 5.16 | 2011 | up 688.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Vanuatu | 4.88 | 2004 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 180 | Uganda | 4.76 | 2016 | up 33.5% | volatile |
| 181 | Mali | 4.73 | 2019 | down 10.6% | volatile |
| 182 | Niger | 4.59 | 2020 | up 252.9% | volatile |
| 183 | Chad | 4.4 | 2020 | up 109.7% | volatile |
| 184 | United Republic of Tanzania | 4.02 | 2024 | up 9.4% | volatile |
| 185 | Zambia | 3.96 | 2012 | up 66.3% | rising |
| 186 | Eritrea | 3.2 | 2016 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 187 | Central African Republic | 2.78 | 2012 | up 42.8% | volatile |
| 188 | Malawi | 2.71 | 2022 | up 222.9% | volatile |
| 189 | Suriname | 2.57 | 2024 | down 51.2% | falling |
| 190 | Somalia | 2.41 | 1987 | up 393.4% | volatile |
| 191 | Sierra Leone | 1.99 | 2002 | up 59.4% | volatile |
| 192 | Papua New Guinea | 1.95 | 1999 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 193 | Haiti | 1.05 | 1986 | up 67.9% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Euro Area (EA) 81.81
About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on educational outcomes.