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Gross tertiary enrollment rate2020

Gross tertiary enrollment rate. The denominator is the population of the corresponding official age group; values can exceed 100%.

World Bank
Comparable ranking year2023Latest published year: 2025
Economies with data133 / 217No observation: 84
First-ranked country or territoryGreece143.69 %

Top 10

% · 2020
01Greece
143.69
02Türkiye
118.88
03Australia
110.14
04Cyprus
102.39
05Argentina
99.37
07Finland
96.47
08Latvia
94.51
09Singapore
93.13
10Spain
91.6

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Gross tertiary enrollment rate · 2020 · %
RankCountry / territoryValue (%)Year
01Greece143.692020
02Türkiye118.882020
03Australia110.142020
04Cyprus102.392020
05Argentina99.372020
06South Korea96.882020
07Finland96.472020
08Latvia94.512020
09Singapore93.132020
10Spain91.62020
11Hong Kong SAR China89.952020
12Chile89.112020
13Austria88.712020
14Puerto Rico88.412020
15United States87.572020
16Norway87.172020
17Macao SAR China86.82020
18Bulgaria85.532020
19Netherlands85.342020
20Fiji83.762020
21Denmark82.662020
22Ukraine82.132020
23Belarus79.92020
24Belgium79.52020
25Sweden79.122020
26Slovenia75.822020
27New Zealand75.732020
28Canada75.242020
29Croatia74.742020
30Iceland74.592020
31Ireland74.22020
32Saudi Arabia73.752020
33Lithuania73.592020
34Germany72.392020
35Estonia72.042020
36Georgia71.812020
37Poland70.972020
38United Kingdom69.412020
39France68.872020
40Italy68.722020
41Portugal68.162020
42Serbia68.142020
43Switzerland68.072020
44Czechia67.182020
45Mongolia66.262020
46Uruguay64.932020
47Japan62.32020
48Kazakhstan62.292020
49China61.612020
50Albania61.592020
51Malta61.482020
52Dominican Republic58.732020
53Montenegro58.092020
54Israel57.632020
55Russia57.222020
56Ecuador56.912020
57Hungary56.612020
58Moldova56.252020
59Colombia55.732020
60Iran55.642020
61Brazil55.532020
62San Marino55.12020
63United Arab Emirates54.972020
64Bahrain54.412020
65Kuwait53.732020
66Romania53.492020
67Algeria53.382020
68Barbados52.972020
69Armenia52.332020
70Lebanon51.572020
71Slovakia48.382020
72Oman48.382020
73Cuba46.742020
74Palestinian Territories45.392020
75Kyrgyzstan45.332020
76Mexico45.172020
77Panama44.942020
78Bosnia & Herzegovina43.82020
79North Macedonia43.782020
80Liechtenstein42.62020
81Thailand42.592020
82Mauritius42.542020
83Malaysia39.742020
84Morocco39.692020
85Egypt38.772020
86Indonesia38.172020
87Azerbaijan36.392020
88Tajikistan34.672020
89St. Vincent & Grenadines33.672020
90Tunisia32.522020
91Philippines31.632020
92El Salvador312020
93British Virgin Islands30.482020
94Jordan30.292020
95India29.822020
96Brunei27.472020
97Maldives27.082020
98Seychelles26.932020
99Namibia25.992020
100Belize25.942020
101Qatar23.762020
102Bangladesh22.692020
103South Africa22.612020
104Botswana22.42020
105Tonga21.282020
106Sri Lanka20.162020
107Luxembourg19.962020
108Ghana18.612020
109Samoa17.332020
110Bhutan16.872020
111St. Lucia16.822020
112Uzbekistan15.972020
113Cameroon15.552020
114Andorra15.262020
115Togo14.92020
116Nepal14.22020
117Cambodia13.882020
118Senegal13.312020
119Laos12.562020
120Turkmenistan12.412020
121Pakistan11.722020
122Afghanistan10.852020
123Benin10.382020
124Côte d’Ivoire10.272020
125Burkina Faso7.642020
126Rwanda7.572020
127Tanzania7.182020
128Congo - Kinshasa6.382020
129Mauritania5.972020
130Suriname5.312020
131Madagascar5.172020
132Chad4.42020
133Malawi2.42020

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Source & definition

Indicator definition
Gross tertiary enrollment rate. The denominator is the population of the corresponding official age group; values can exceed 100%.
Unit
%
Source & definition
World Bank · SE.TER.ENRR
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Original metadata
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

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  "name": "School enrollment, tertiary (% gross)",
  "unit": "",
  "source": {
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  },
  "sourceNote": "Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.",
  "sourceOrganization": "Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API.  Detailed documentation is available at: https://api.uis.unesco.org/api/public/documentation/, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), type: Bulk file (csv), date accessed: 2026-03-19, date published: 2026-02",
  "topics": [
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    }
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}