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Gross tertiary enrollment rate2024

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 data94 / 217No observation: 123
First-ranked country or territoryMacao SAR China141.86 %

Top 10

% · 2024
01Macao SAR China
141.86
02Cyprus
120.88
03Hong Kong SAR China
120.09
04South Korea
111.85
05Finland
110.3
06Chile
110.18
07Australia
108.42
08Norway
95.5
09Spain
93.77
10Austria
92.61

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Gross tertiary enrollment rate · 2024 · %
RankCountry / territoryValue (%)Year
01Macao SAR China141.862024
02Cyprus120.882024
03Hong Kong SAR China120.092024
04South Korea111.852024
05Finland110.32024
06Chile110.182024
07Australia108.422024
08Norway95.52024
09Spain93.772024
10Austria92.612024
11Ukraine87.192024
12Albania84.152024
13Sweden842024
14Saudi Arabia83.882024
15Latvia82.922024
16Poland80.912024
17Denmark78.962024
18Monaco77.482024
19New Zealand77.242024
20China76.882024
21Germany76.712024
22Lithuania75.622024
23Fiji75.012024
24Moldova74.712024
25Switzerland73.542024
26Palau71.842024
27France71.532024
28Serbia70.582024
29Belarus70.112024
30Brazil69.732024
31Bulgaria69.552024
32Mongolia69.042024
33Andorra67.682024
34Estonia65.672024
35United Arab Emirates63.742024
36Hungary60.522024
37Russia60.392024
38Bahrain58.372024
39Dominican Republic57.652024
40San Marino57.552024
41Uzbekistan56.522024
42Israel56.262024
43Slovakia54.472024
44Algeria54.432024
45Barbados53.582024
46Kazakhstan53.462024
47Kyrgyzstan53.172024
48Armenia52.772024
49Mexico48.22024
50Morocco48.182024
51Philippines47.412024
52Mauritius45.782024
53Thailand44.982024
54Cuba43.12024
55Qatar43.022024
56Oman42.232024
57Azerbaijan41.342024
58Malaysia38.52024
59Marshall Islands37.692024
60Vietnam37.592024
61Egypt37.582024
62Jordan35.922024
63Tajikistan35.642024
64India34.422024
65El Salvador32.832024
66British Virgin Islands29.562024
67Guyana26.432024
68Belize24.812024
69Trinidad & Tobago23.852024
70Bangladesh23.732024
71Honduras23.322024
72Luxembourg22.412024
73Cambodia21.442024
74Botswana21.412024
75Ghana21.332024
76Nepal21.292024
77Turkmenistan20.432024
78Cameroon16.662024
79Samoa16.032024
80Senegal15.332024
81Seychelles14.532024
82Aruba14.072024
83Gambia13.482024
84Bhutan13.012024
85Côte d’Ivoire12.342024
86Pakistan10.862024
87Kenya10.422024
88Burkina Faso10.042024
89Angola9.952024
90Rwanda9.412024
91Zimbabwe7.752024
92Kiribati4.962024
93Tanzania4.022024
94Suriname2.572024
94 / 94 · Economies with data

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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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      "id": "4",
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    }
  ]
}

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