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Gross tertiary enrollment rate2021

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 data125 / 217No observation: 92
First-ranked country or territoryGreece150.61 %

Top 10

% · 2021
01Greece
150.61
02Türkiye
125.76
03Australia
112.69
04Argentina
107.22
05Cyprus
106.36
06Finland
100.87
07South Korea
100.36
10Singapore
97.1

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Gross tertiary enrollment rate · 2021 · %
RankCountry / territoryValue (%)Year
01Greece150.612021
02Türkiye125.762021
03Australia112.692021
04Argentina107.222021
05Cyprus106.362021
06Finland100.872021
07South Korea100.362021
08Macao SAR China98.972021
09Hong Kong SAR China97.382021
10Singapore97.12021
11Chile96.222021
12Spain95.382021
13Austria93.942021
14Norway93.922021
15Latvia93.482021
16Netherlands89.392021
17Puerto Rico88.532021
18Iceland86.522021
19Sweden85.942021
20Bulgaria85.32021
21United States84.862021
22Denmark83.982021
23Belgium82.692021
24Slovenia82.242021
25Canada79.772021
26New Zealand79.412021
27Belarus78.62021
28Ireland78.462021
29Croatia78.012021
30Georgia77.232021
31United Kingdom76.752021
32Fiji76.72021
33Ukraine75.912021
34Germany75.672021
35Uruguay75.172021
36Lithuania75.032021
37Saudi Arabia74.392021
38Estonia73.152021
39Portugal72.512021
40Poland72.212021
41Switzerland71.892021
42Italy71.272021
43Malta70.232021
44France69.942021
45Czechia69.842021
46Serbia69.182021
47Mongolia67.432021
48China66.822021
49Japan62.042021
50Moldova61.32021
51Israel60.262021
52Albania59.972021
53Kazakhstan59.382021
54Hungary58.652021
55Colombia58.322021
56Montenegro57.962021
57San Marino57.672021
58Brazil57.632021
59Lebanon56.872021
60Armenia56.622021
61Dominican Republic56.472021
62United Arab Emirates56.452021
63Romania55.272021
64Russia54.952021
65Barbados54.672021
66Iran54.312021
67Algeria54.222021
68Panama52.712021
69Kuwait51.92021
70Cuba51.892021
71Kyrgyzstan51.622021
72Slovakia50.732021
73Bahrain47.52021
74Liechtenstein46.022021
75Mexico45.652021
76Bosnia & Herzegovina45.062021
77North Macedonia44.32021
78Palestinian Territories44.212021
79Mauritius43.962021
80Oman43.842021
81Thailand43.472021
82Morocco42.532021
83Vietnam41.962021
84Indonesia40.632021
85Azerbaijan39.012021
86Malaysia38.192021
87Tajikistan37.422021
88St. Vincent & Grenadines35.72021
89Egypt35.122021
90Philippines33.622021
91Tunisia33.272021
92India31.572021
93Qatar31.282021
94Jordan30.452021
95British Virgin Islands30.372021
96El Salvador30.32021
97Brunei27.432021
98Seychelles26.872021
99Namibia26.612021
100Bangladesh23.92021
101Maldives23.792021
102Belize23.682021
103South Africa22.342021
104Uzbekistan22.092021
105Botswana21.22021
106Sri Lanka20.782021
107Luxembourg20.732021
108Ghana19.22021
109Samoa19.142021
110Cameroon17.162021
111Andorra15.412021
112Nepal15.242021
113Bhutan14.742021
114Senegal14.682021
115Turkmenistan14.542021
116Cambodia13.52021
117Laos12.442021
118Pakistan12.382021
119Côte d’Ivoire10.772021
120Benin9.832021
121Burkina Faso9.312021
122Suriname8.452021
123Madagascar5.312021
124Tanzania3.592021
125Malawi2.42021

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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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  "id": "SE.TER.ENRR",
  "name": "School enrollment, tertiary (% gross)",
  "unit": "",
  "source": {
    "id": "2",
    "value": "World Development Indicators"
  },
  "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": [
    {
      "id": "4",
      "value": "Education "
    }
  ]
}