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DEFINITION
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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Countries
Amount
(top to bottom)
Date
#1
Korea, South :
89.94 % gross
2005 ...
#2
Finland :
89.5 % gross
2004 ...
#3
New Zealand :
85.78 % gross
2004 ...
#4
Sweden :
83.73 % gross
2004 ...
#5
United States :
82.44 % gross
2004 ...
#6
Norway :
80.47 % gross
2004 ...
#7
Greece :
79.38 % gross
2004 ...
#8
Latvia :
74.35 % gross
2004 ...
#9
Denmark :
73.88 % gross
2004 ...
#10
Slovenia :
73.74 % gross
2004 ...
#11
Lithuania :
73.16 % gross
2004 ...
#12
Australia :
72.21 % gross
2004 ...
#13
Ukraine :
68.96 % gross
2005 ...
#14
Russia :
68.22 % gross
2004 ...
#15
Iceland :
67.69 % gross
2004 ...
#16
Spain :
65.65 % gross
2004 ...
#17
Estonia :
65.07 % gross
2004 ...
#18
Argentina :
63.86 % gross
2003 ...
#19
Italy :
63.09 % gross
2004 ...
#20
Belgium :
62.54 % gross
2004 ...
#21
Belarus :
62.07 % gross
2005 ...
#22
Cuba :
61.49 % gross
2005 ...
#23
Macau :
61.36 % gross
2005 ...
#24
Poland :
61.04 % gross
2004 ...
#25
Canada :
60.21 % gross
2002 ...
#26
United Kingdom :
60.13 % gross
2004 ...
#27
Hungary :
59.61 % gross
2004 ...
#28
Netherlands :
59.19 % gross
2004 ...
#29
Ireland :
58.51 % gross
2004 ...
#30
Portugal :
56.6 % gross
2004 ...
#31
Israel :
56.48 % gross
2004 ...
#32
Libya :
56.24 % gross
2003 ...
#33
France :
56.02 % gross
2004 ...
#34
Japan :
53.98 % gross
2004 ...
#35
Kazakhstan :
53 % gross
2005 ...
#36
Lebanon :
50.66 % gross
2005 ...
#37
Austria :
49.78 % gross
2004 ...
#38
Switzerland :
46.99 % gross
2004 ...
#39
Georgia :
46.13 % gross
2005 ...
#40
Panama :
43.89 % gross
2005 ...
#41
Czech Republic :
43.24 % gross
2004 ...
#42
Thailand :
43.01 % gross
2005 ...
#43
Chile :
42.98 % gross
2004 ...
#44
Croatia :
41.8 % gross
2004 ...
#45
Kyrgyzstan :
41.45 % gross
2005 ...
#46
Mongolia :
41.35 % gross
2005 ...
#47
Venezuela :
41.15 % gross
2004 ...
#48
Bulgaria :
41.12 % gross
2004 ...
#49
Bolivia :
40.62 % gross
2004 ...
#50
Romania :
40.18 % gross
2004 ...
#51
Palau :
40.17 % gross
2002 ...
#52
Uruguay :
39.34 % gross
2003 ...
#53
Jordan :
39.34 % gross
2004 ...
#54
Barbados :
37.75 % gross
2001 ...
#55
Serbia and Montenegro :
36.25 % gross
2001 ...
#56
Slovakia :
36.1 % gross
2004 ...
#57
Cyprus :
35.86 % gross
2004 ...
#58
Bahrain :
35.51 % gross
2005 ...
#59
Moldova :
33.94 % gross
2005 ...
#60
Germany :
33.82 % gross
1991 ...
#61
Aruba :
33.54 % gross
2005 ...
#62
Peru :
33.36 % gross
2004 ...
#63
Dominican Republic :
32.89 % gross
2004 ...
#64
Egypt :
32.58 % gross
2004 ...
#65
Malaysia :
32.35 % gross
2003 ...
#66
Hong Kong :
31.39 % gross
2005 ...
#67
Turkey :
29.01 % gross
2004 ...
#68
Philippines :
28.8 % gross
2004 ...
#69
Tunisia :
28.6 % gross
2004 ...
#70
Saudi Arabia :
28.41 % gross
2005 ...
#71
Colombia :
28.29 % gross
2005 ...
#72
Armenia :
28.03 % gross
2005 ...
#73
Macedonia, Republic of :
27.99 % gross
2004 ...
#74
Malta :
26.39 % gross
2004 ...
#75
Costa Rica :
25.34 % gross
2004 ...
#76
Liechtenstein :
25.11 % gross
2004 ...
#77
Paraguay :
24.42 % gross
2003 ...
#78
Iran :
23.94 % gross
2005 ...
#79
Netherlands Antilles :
23.59 % gross
2002 ...
#80
Mexico :
23.39 % gross
2004 ...
#81
United Arab Emirates :
22.48 % gross
2003 ...
#82
Brazil :
22.28 % gross
2003 ...
#83
Turkmenistan :
21.7 % gross
1991 ...
#84
Singapore :
20.45 % gross
1991 ...
#85
Algeria :
20.34 % gross
2005 ...
#86
Ecuador :
19.95 % gross
1991 ...
#87
Albania :
19.28 % gross
2004 ...
#88
Qatar :
19.12 % gross
2005 ...
#89
China :
19.1 % gross
2004 ...
#90
El Salvador :
19.01 % gross
2005 ...
#91
Jamaica :
18.99 % gross
2003 ...
#92
Cayman Islands :
18.82 % gross
2001 ...
#93
Bermuda :
18.8 % gross
2005 ...
#94
Nicaragua :
17.87 % gross
2003 ...
#95
Syria :
17.69 % gross
1991 ...
#96
Kuwait :
17.6 % gross
2005 ...
#97
Tajikistan :
17.26 % gross
2005 ...
#98
Marshall Islands :
16.95 % gross
2003 ...
#99
Mauritius :
16.86 % gross
2005 ...
#100
Indonesia :
16.67 % gross
2004 ...
#101
Honduras :
16.42 % gross
2004 ...
#102
Vietnam :
15.97 % gross
2005 ...
#103
South Africa :
15.65 % gross
2004 ...
#104
Liberia :
15.54 % gross
2000 ...
#105
Iraq :
15.39 % gross
2005 ...
#106
Fiji :
15.28 % gross
2004 ...
#107
Uzbekistan :
15.26 % gross
2004 ...
#108
Brunei :
15.03 % gross
2005 ...
#109
Azerbaijan :
14.92 % gross
2005 ...
#110
Oman :
14.73 % gross
2005 ...
#111
Micronesia, Federated States of :
14.07 % gross
2000 ...
#112
Saint Lucia :
13.71 % gross
2005 ...
#113
Suriname :
12.44 % gross
2002 ...
#114
Luxembourg :
12.39 % gross
2004 ...
#115
Trinidad and Tobago :
12.14 % gross
2005 ...
#116
India :
11.76 % gross
2004 ...
#117
Burma :
11.3 % gross
2002 ...
#118
Morocco :
11.27 % gross
2005 ...
#119
Nigeria :
10.18 % gross
2004 ...
#120
East Timor :
10.16 % gross
2002 ...
#121
Guyana :
9.86 % gross
2005 ...
#122
Guatemala :
9.58 % gross
2003 ...
#123
Yemen :
9.42 % gross
2005 ...
#124
Andorra :
8.32 % gross
2005 ...
#125
Laos :
7.95 % gross
2005 ...
#126
Samoa :
7.47 % gross
2001 ...
#127
Cape Verde :
6.93 % gross
2005 ...
#128
Gabon :
6.55 % gross
1999 ...
#129
Bangladesh :
6.49 % gross
2005 ...
#130
Côte d'Ivoire :
6.49 % gross
1999 ...