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Gross enrollment ratio in tertiary education
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
43.5%
Median: 38.1%
Countries Covered
206
with available data
Highest
Greece
165.1%
Lowest
Haiti
1.1%
Top 5 Countries
1Greece165.1%
2Macao141.9%
3Cyprus120.9%
4Hong Kong120.1%
5South Korea111.9%
By Region
Oceania92.8%(2 countries)
South America80.9%(7 countries)
Europe80.4%(32 countries)
North America57.8%(4 countries)
Asia50.5%(26 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (1.1%)High (165.1%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 43.5%)
Oceania (2)
South America (7)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
Asia (26)
Other (126)
Africa (9)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece | 165.1% |
| 2 | Macao | 141.9% |
| 3 | Cyprus | 120.9% |
| 4 | Hong Kong | 120.1% |
| 5 | South Korea | 111.9% |
| 6 | Finland | 110.3% |
| 7 | Chile | 110.2% |
| 8 | Australia | 108.4% |
| 9 | Argentina | 107.8% |
| 10 | Türkiye | 105.9% |
| 11 | Grenada | 100.0% |
| 12 | Singapore | 97.3% |
| 13 | Norway | 95.5% |
| 14 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 93.9% |
| 15 | Spain | 93.8% |
| 16 | Austria | 92.6% |
| 17 | Georgia | 89.5% |
| 18 | Ukraine | 87.2% |
| 19 | Netherlands | 86.6% |
| 20 | Albania | 84.1% |
| 21 | Sweden | 84.0% |
| 22 | Saudi Arabia | 83.9% |
| 23 | Latvia | 82.9% |
| 24 | Belgium | 82.1% |
| 25 | Croatia | 81.2% |
| 26 | Poland | 80.9% |
| 27 | Malta | 80.5% |
| 28 | United Kingdom | 80.4% |
| 29 | Slovenia | 80.1% |
| 30 | Uruguay | 80.0% |
| 31 | United States of America | 79.4% |
| 32 | Denmark | 79.0% |
| 33 | Venezuela | 78.3% |
| 34 | Puerto Rico | 77.9% |
| 35 | Portugal | 77.7% |
| 36 | Ireland | 77.6% |
| 37 | Monaco | 77.5% |
| 38 | New Zealand | 77.2% |
| 39 | People's Republic of China | 76.9% |
| 40 | Germany | 76.7% |
| 41 | Iceland | 76.5% |
| 42 | Canada | 76.3% |
| 43 | Italy | 75.9% |
| 44 | Lithuania | 75.6% |
| 45 | Fiji | 75.0% |
| 46 | Moldova, Republic of | 74.7% |
| 47 | Switzerland | 73.5% |
| 48 | Palau | 71.8% |
| 49 | France | 71.5% |
| 50 | Peru | 71.2% |
| 51 | Serbia | 70.6% |
| 52 | Belarus | 70.1% |
| 53 | Brazil | 69.7% |
| 54 | Bulgaria | 69.5% |
| 55 | Mongolia | 69.0% |
| 56 | Ecuador | 67.9% |
| 57 | Andorra | 67.7% |
| 58 | Czech Republic | 66.7% |
| 59 | Estonia | 65.7% |
| 60 | Japan | 64.5% |
| 61 | United Arab Emirates | 63.7% |
| 62 | Hungary | 60.5% |
| 63 | Russian Federation | 60.4% |
| 64 | Uzbekistan | 59.8% |
| 65 | Colombia | 59.3% |
| 66 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 58.7% |
| 67 | Libya | 58.5% |
| 68 | Bahrain | 58.4% |
| 69 | Dominican Republic | 57.7% |
| 70 | San Marino | 57.5% |
| 71 | Israel | 56.3% |
| 72 | Montenegro | 55.2% |
| 73 | Romania | 55.2% |
| 74 | Costa Rica | 55.0% |
| 75 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 55.0% |
| 76 | Slovakia | 54.5% |
| 77 | Algeria | 54.4% |
| 78 | Lebanon | 54.4% |
| 79 | Kyrgyzstan | 53.9% |
| 80 | Panama | 53.7% |
| 81 | Kazakhstan | 52.9% |
| 82 | Armenia | 52.8% |
| 83 | Kuwait | 51.9% |
| 84 | Barbados | 50.8% |
| 85 | Thailand | 49.1% |
| 86 | Maldives | 48.5% |
| 87 | Mexico | 48.2% |
| 88 | Morocco | 48.2% |
| 89 | Philippines | 47.4% |
| 90 | Liechtenstein | 46.0% |
| 91 | Mauritius | 45.8% |
| 92 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 45.5% |
| 93 | Indonesia | 44.9% |
| 94 | State of Palestine | 44.5% |
| 95 | Syrian Arab Republic | 43.8% |
| 96 | Cuba | 43.1% |
| 97 | Qatar | 43.0% |
| 98 | Tonga | 42.9% |
| 99 | Oman | 42.2% |
| 100 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 41.5% |
| 101 | Azerbaijan | 41.3% |
| 102 | Malaysia | 38.5% |
| 103 | Tunisia | 38.1% |
| 104 | Egypt | 38.0% |
| 105 | Marshall Islands | 37.7% |
| 106 | Paraguay | 37.6% |
| 107 | Vietnam | 37.6% |
| 108 | Brunei Darussalam | 36.4% |
| 109 | Jordan | 35.9% |
| 110 | Tajikistan | 35.6% |
| 111 | India | 34.4% |
| 112 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 33.6% |
| 113 | Cayman Islands | 33.0% |
| 114 | El Salvador | 32.8% |
| 115 | Timor-Leste | 31.0% |
| 116 | Nicaragua | 30.4% |
| 117 | Virgin Islands, British | 29.6% |
| 118 | Guatemala | 27.3% |
| 119 | North Korea | 26.7% |
| 120 | Guyana | 26.4% |
| 121 | Jamaica | 26.2% |
| 122 | Namibia | 26.1% |
| 123 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 25.3% |
| 124 | Antigua and Barbuda | 25.1% |
| 125 | Belize | 24.8% |
| 126 | Cape Verde | 24.3% |
| 127 | Trinidad and Tobago | 23.8% |
| 128 | Bangladesh | 23.7% |
| 129 | South Africa | 23.5% |
| 130 | Honduras | 23.3% |
| 131 | Curaçao | 23.1% |
| 132 | Luxembourg | 22.4% |
| 133 | Montserrat | 21.5% |
| 134 | Cambodia | 21.4% |
| 135 | Botswana | 21.4% |
| 136 | Ghana | 21.3% |
| 137 | Nepal | 21.3% |
| 138 | Sri Lanka | 20.7% |
| 139 | Turkmenistan | 20.4% |
| 140 | Myanmar | 20.4% |
| 141 | American Samoa | 19.6% |
| 142 | Tuvalu | 19.4% |
| 143 | Comoros | 18.8% |
| 144 | Bermuda | 17.3% |
| 145 | Cameroon | 16.7% |
| 146 | Samoa | 16.0% |
| 147 | Sudan | 15.9% |
| 148 | Iraq | 15.6% |
| 149 | Senegal | 15.3% |
| 150 | Saint Lucia | 15.0% |
| 151 | Togo | 14.9% |
| 152 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 14.9% |
| 153 | Bahamas | 14.8% |
| 154 | Seychelles | 14.5% |
| 155 | Aruba | 14.1% |
| 156 | Republic of The Gambia | 13.5% |
| 157 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 13.4% |
| 158 | Bhutan | 13.0% |
| 159 | Sao Tome and Principe | 12.8% |
| 160 | Cook Islands | 12.5% |
| 161 | Cote d'Ivoire | 11.4% |
| 162 | Pakistan | 10.9% |
| 163 | Guinea | 10.9% |
| 164 | Afghanistan | 10.9% |
| 165 | Liberia | 10.8% |
| 166 | Kenya | 10.4% |
| 167 | Republic of the Congo | 10.4% |
| 168 | Benin | 10.2% |
| 169 | Burkina Faso | 10.0% |
| 170 | Angola | 10.0% |
| 171 | Lesotho | 9.9% |
| 172 | Nigeria | 9.7% |
| 173 | Rwanda | 9.4% |
| 174 | Yemen | 8.8% |
| 175 | Zimbabwe | 7.7% |
| 176 | Gabon | 7.7% |
| 177 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 7.7% |
| 178 | Mozambique | 7.5% |
| 179 | Dominica | 6.9% |
| 180 | Eswatini | 6.4% |
| 181 | Burundi | 6.4% |
| 182 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 6.4% |
| 183 | Madagascar | 6.1% |
| 184 | Mauritania | 6.0% |
| 185 | Ethiopia | 5.9% |
| 186 | Anguilla | 5.4% |
| 187 | Djibouti | 5.2% |
| 188 | Mali | 5.1% |
| 189 | Kiribati | 5.0% |
| 190 | Vanuatu | 4.9% |
| 191 | Uganda | 4.6% |
| 192 | Chad | 4.4% |
| 193 | Niger | 4.2% |
| 194 | United Republic of Tanzania | 4.0% |
| 195 | Zambia | 4.0% |
| 196 | Eritrea | 3.2% |
| 197 | Central African Republic | 2.8% |
| 198 | Malawi | 2.7% |
| 199 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.6% |
| 200 | Suriname | 2.6% |
| 201 | Somalia | 2.4% |
| 202 | Sierra Leone | 2.0% |
| 203 | Papua New Guinea | 1.9% |
| 204 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.8% |
| 205 | French Polynesia | 1.5% |
| 206 | Haiti | 1.1% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2025).
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