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.
Education Statistics > School enrollment, tertiary, female > % gross (most recent) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
New Zealand :
102.66 % gross
2004
# 2
Sweden :
102.34 % gross
2004
# 3
Norway :
97.9 % gross
2004
# 4
Finland :
97.81 % gross
2004
# 5
United States :
96.32 % gross
2004
# 6
Latvia :
94.45 % gross
2004
# 7
Lithuania :
89.42 % gross
2004
# 8
Iceland :
88.03 % gross
2004
# 9
Denmark :
86.83 % gross
2004
# 10
Greece :
86 % gross
2004
# 11
Slovenia :
85.97 % gross
2004
# 12
Estonia :
81.93 % gross
2004
# 13
Australia :
79.85 % gross
2004
# 14
Russia :
78.79 % gross
2004
# 15
Cuba :
78.21 % gross
2005
# 16
Argentina :
76.98 % gross
2003
# 17
Ukraine :
75.43 % gross
2005
# 18
Spain :
72.44 % gross
2004
# 19
Italy :
72.39 % gross
2004
# 20
Belarus :
72.04 % gross
2005
# 21
Poland :
71.65 % gross
2004
# 22
United Kingdom :
69.77 % gross
2004
# 23
Hungary :
69.75 % gross
2004
# 24
Canada :
69.68 % gross
2002
# 25
Belgium :
68.66 % gross
2004
# 26
Korea, South :
68.6 % gross
2005
# 27
Ireland :
65.96 % gross
2004
# 28
Israel :
64.74 % gross
2004
# 29
Portugal :
64.62 % gross
2004
# 30
France :
63.14 % gross
2004
# 31
Kazakhstan :
62.35 % gross
2005
# 32
Netherlands :
61.54 % gross
2004
# 33
Libya :
58.83 % gross
2003
# 34
Palau :
57.06 % gross
2002
# 35
Panama :
54.63 % gross
2005
# 36
Lebanon :
54.16 % gross
2005
# 37
Austria :
54.09 % gross
2004
# 38
Barbados :
54.02 % gross
2001
# 39
Uruguay :
53.13 % gross
2003
# 40
Macau :
51.86 % gross
2005
# 41
Mongolia :
51.23 % gross
2005
# 42
Japan :
50.69 % gross
2004
# 43
Bahrain :
49.57 % gross
2005
# 44
Georgia :
46.93 % gross
2005
# 45
Kyrgyzstan :
46.15 % gross
2005
# 46
Thailand :
45.36 % gross
2005
# 47
Czech Republic :
45.3 % gross
2004
# 48
Romania :
44.99 % gross
2004
# 49
Bulgaria :
44.3 % gross
2004
# 50
Croatia :
42.08 % gross
2003
# 51
Chile :
41.87 % gross
2004
# 52
Switzerland :
41.73 % gross
2004
# 53
Jordan :
41.31 % gross
2004
# 54
Dominican Republic :
41.01 % gross
2004
# 55
Venezuela :
40.72 % gross
2003
# 56
Moldova :
40.55 % gross
2005
# 57
Aruba :
40.19 % gross
2005
# 58
Slovakia :
39.83 % gross
2004
# 59
Serbia and Montenegro :
39.68 % gross
2001
# 60
United Arab Emirates :
39.45 % gross
2003
# 61
Malaysia :
37.97 % gross
2003
# 62
Cyprus :
35.49 % gross
2004
# 63
Saudi Arabia :
33.97 % gross
2005
# 64
Qatar :
33.82 % gross
2005
# 65
Peru :
33.78 % gross
2004
# 66
Tunisia :
33.09 % gross
2004
# 67
Macedonia, Republic of :
32.7 % gross
2004
# 68
Philippines :
32.36 % gross
2004
# 69
Armenia :
30.78 % gross
2005
# 70
Hong Kong :
30.65 % gross
2005
# 71
Malta :
30.29 % gross
2004
# 72
Colombia :
29.5 % gross
2005
# 73
Cayman Islands :
28.45 % gross
2001
# 74
Paraguay :
28.33 % gross
2003
# 75
Costa Rica :
28.28 % gross
2004
# 76
Netherlands Antilles :
28.23 % gross
2002
# 77
Jamaica :
26.34 % gross
2003
# 78
Brazil :
25.4 % gross
2003
# 79
Iran :
24.97 % gross
2005
# 80
Kuwait :
24.71 % gross
2005
# 81
Turkey :
24.35 % gross
2004
# 82
Bermuda :
24.02 % gross
2005
# 83
Algeria :
23.6 % gross
2005
# 84
Albania :
23.43 % gross
2004
# 85
Mexico :
23.18 % gross
2004
# 86
Bolivia :
21.35 % gross
1998
# 87
El Salvador :
21.01 % gross
2005
# 88
Saint Lucia :
20.17 % gross
2005
# 89
Brunei :
20.15 % gross
2005
# 90
Honduras :
19.56 % gross
2004
# 91
Marshall Islands :
19.14 % gross
2003
# 92
Mauritius :
18.85 % gross
2005
# 93
Nicaragua :
18.84 % gross
2003
# 94
China :
17.45 % gross
2004
# 95
South Africa :
17.07 % gross
2004
# 96
Singapore :
17.05 % gross
1991
# 97
Fiji :
16.69 % gross
2004
# 98
Oman :
16.25 % gross
2005
# 99
Suriname :
15.39 % gross
2002
# 100
Indonesia :
14.74 % gross
2004
# 101
Burma :
14.45 % gross
2001
# 102
Azerbaijan :
14.17 % gross
2005
# 103
Syria :
13.83 % gross
1991
= 104
Trinidad and Tobago :
13.59 % gross
2005
= 104
Liechtenstein :
13.59 % gross
2004
# 106
Uzbekistan :
13.52 % gross
2004
# 107
Guyana :
13.46 % gross
2005
# 108
Luxembourg :
13.42 % gross
2004
# 109
Liberia :
13.41 % gross
2000
# 110
Vietnam :
13.21 % gross
2005
# 111
East Timor :
12.44 % gross
2002
# 112
Iraq :
11.35 % gross
2005
# 113
Egypt :
11.12 % gross
1991
# 114
Morocco :
10.32 % gross
2005
# 115
India :
9.31 % gross
2004
# 116
Tajikistan :
8.97 % gross
2005
# 117
Andorra :
8.56 % gross
2005
# 118
Guatemala :
8.06 % gross
2003
# 119
Tonga :
7.72 % gross
2004
# 120
Samoa :
7.19 % gross
2001
# 121
Nigeria :
7.16 % gross
2004
# 122
Cape Verde :
7.06 % gross
2005
# 123
Laos :
6.64 % gross
2005
# 124
Namibia :
6.54 % gross
2003
# 125
Sudan :
5.84 % gross
2000
# 126
Yemen :
5.08 % gross
2005
# 127
Cameroon :
4.83 % gross
2005
= 128
Gabon :
4.61 % gross
1999
= 128
Swaziland :
4.61 % gross
2005
# 130
Botswana :
4.5 % gross
2005
# 131
Bangladesh :
4.46 % gross
2005
# 132
Pakistan :
4.34 % gross
2005
# 133
Lesotho :
3.82 % gross
2005
# 134
Belize :
3.73 % gross
2004
# 135
Ghana :
3.7 % gross
2005
# 136
Vanuatu :
3.63 % gross
2004
# 137
Côte d'Ivoire :
3.43 % gross
1999
# 138
Nepal :
3.2 % gross
2004
# 139
Sri Lanka :
3.03 % gross
1991
# 140
Zimbabwe :
2.85 % gross
2003
# 141
Uganda :
2.64 % gross
2004
# 142
Madagascar :
2.46 % gross
2005
# 143
Kenya :
2.19 % gross
2004
# 144
Cambodia :
2.12 % gross
2005
# 145
Rwanda :
2.08 % gross
2005
# 146
Comoros :
1.97 % gross
2004
# 147
Djibouti :
1.91 % gross
2005
# 148
Mali :
1.63 % gross
2005
# 149
Equatorial Guinea :
1.59 % gross
2000
# 150
Mauritania :
1.56 % gross
2005
= 151
Burkina Faso :
1.48 % gross
2005
= 151
Papua New Guinea :
1.48 % gross
1999
# 153
Zambia :
1.47 % gross
2000
# 154
Ethiopia :
1.3 % gross
2005
# 155
Burundi :
1.28 % gross
2005
# 156
Sierra Leone :
1.23 % gross
2002
# 157
Benin :
1.22 % gross
2001
# 158
Togo :
1.2 % gross
2001
= 159
Guinea :
1.15 % gross
2005
= 159
Congo, Republic of the :
1.15 % gross
2003
# 161
Tanzania :
0.9 % gross
2005
# 162
Mozambique :
0.75 % gross
2004
# 163
Angola :
0.67 % gross
2003
# 164
Central African Republic :
0.57 % gross
2000
# 165
Niger :
0.56 % gross
2005
= 166
Afghanistan :
0.46 % gross
2004
= 166
Gambia, The :
0.46 % gross
2004
= 168
Chad :
0.3 % gross
2005
= 168
Malawi :
0.3 % gross
2004
= 168
Maldives :
0.3 % gross
2004
# 171
Eritrea :
0.29 % gross
2004
# 172
Guinea-Bissau :
0.12 % gross
2001
Weighted average:
30.2 % gross
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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