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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.
Education Statistics > School enrollment, tertiary > % gross (most recent) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Korea, South :
89.94 % gross
2005
Education in Korea, South
# 2
Finland :
89.5 % gross
2004
Education in Finland
# 3
New Zealand :
85.78 % gross
2004
Education in New Zealand
# 4
Sweden :
83.73 % gross
2004
Education in Sweden
# 5
United States :
82.44 % gross
2004
Education in United States
# 6
Norway :
80.47 % gross
2004
Education in Norway
# 7
Greece :
79.38 % gross
2004
Education in Greece
# 8
Latvia :
74.35 % gross
2004
Education in Latvia
# 9
Denmark :
73.88 % gross
2004
Education in Denmark
# 10
Slovenia :
73.74 % gross
2004
Education in Slovenia
# 11
Lithuania :
73.16 % gross
2004
Education in Lithuania
# 12
Australia :
72.21 % gross
2004
Education in Australia
# 13
Ukraine :
68.96 % gross
2005
Education in Ukraine
# 14
Russia :
68.22 % gross
2004
Education in Russia
# 15
Iceland :
67.69 % gross
2004
Education in Iceland
# 16
Spain :
65.65 % gross
2004
Education in Spain
# 17
Estonia :
65.07 % gross
2004
Education in Estonia
# 18
Argentina :
63.86 % gross
2003
Education in Argentina
# 19
Italy :
63.09 % gross
2004
Education in Italy
# 20
Belgium :
62.54 % gross
2004
Education in Belgium
# 21
Belarus :
62.07 % gross
2005
Education in Belarus
# 22
Cuba :
61.49 % gross
2005
Education in Cuba
# 23
Macau :
61.36 % gross
2005
Education in Macau
# 24
Poland :
61.04 % gross
2004
Education in Poland
# 25
Canada :
60.21 % gross
2002
Education in Canada
# 26
United Kingdom :
60.13 % gross
2004
Education in United Kingdom
# 27
Hungary :
59.61 % gross
2004
Education in Hungary
# 28
Netherlands :
59.19 % gross
2004
Education in Netherlands
# 29
Ireland :
58.51 % gross
2004
Education in Ireland
# 30
Portugal :
56.6 % gross
2004
Education in Portugal
# 31
Israel :
56.48 % gross
2004
Education in Israel
# 32
Libya :
56.24 % gross
2003
Education in Libya
# 33
France :
56.02 % gross
2004
Education in France
# 34
Japan :
53.98 % gross
2004
Education in Japan
# 35
Kazakhstan :
53 % gross
2005
Education in Kazakhstan
# 36
Lebanon :
50.66 % gross
2005
Education in Lebanon
# 37
Austria :
49.78 % gross
2004
Education in Austria
# 38
Switzerland :
46.99 % gross
2004
Education in Switzerland
# 39
Georgia :
46.13 % gross
2005
Education in Georgia
# 40
Panama :
43.89 % gross
2005
Education in Panama
# 41
Czech Republic :
43.24 % gross
2004
Education in Czech Republic
# 42
Thailand :
43.01 % gross
2005
Education in Thailand
# 43
Chile :
42.98 % gross
2004
Education in Chile
# 44
Croatia :
41.8 % gross
2004
Education in Croatia
# 45
Kyrgyzstan :
41.45 % gross
2005
Education in Kyrgyzstan
# 46
Mongolia :
41.35 % gross
2005
Education in Mongolia
# 47
Venezuela :
41.15 % gross
2004
Education in Venezuela
# 48
Bulgaria :
41.12 % gross
2004
Education in Bulgaria
# 49
Bolivia :
40.62 % gross
2004
Education in Bolivia
# 50
Romania :
40.18 % gross
2004
Education in Romania
# 51
Palau :
40.17 % gross
2002
Education in Palau
= 52
Uruguay :
39.34 % gross
2003
Education in Uruguay
= 52
Jordan :
39.34 % gross
2004
Education in Jordan
# 54
Barbados :
37.75 % gross
2001
Education in Barbados
# 55
Serbia and Montenegro :
36.25 % gross
2001
Education in Serbia and Montenegro
# 56
Slovakia :
36.1 % gross
2004
Education in Slovakia
# 57
Cyprus :
35.86 % gross
2004
Education in Cyprus
# 58
Bahrain :
35.51 % gross
2005
Education in Bahrain
# 59
Moldova :
33.94 % gross
2005
Education in Moldova
# 60
Germany :
33.82 % gross
1991
Education in Germany
# 61
Aruba :
33.54 % gross
2005
Education in Aruba
# 62
Peru :
33.36 % gross
2004
Education in Peru
# 63
Dominican Republic :
32.89 % gross
2004
Education in Dominican Republic
# 64
Egypt :
32.58 % gross
2004
Education in Egypt
# 65
Malaysia :
32.35 % gross
2003
Education in Malaysia
# 66
Hong Kong :
31.39 % gross
2005
Education in Hong Kong
# 67
Turkey :
29.01 % gross
2004
Education in Turkey
# 68
Philippines :
28.8 % gross
2004
Education in Philippines
# 69
Tunisia :
28.6 % gross
2004
Education in Tunisia
# 70
Saudi Arabia :
28.41 % gross
2005
Education in Saudi Arabia
# 71
Colombia :
28.29 % gross
2005
Education in Colombia
# 72
Armenia :
28.03 % gross
2005
Education in Armenia
# 73
Macedonia, Republic of :
27.99 % gross
2004
Education in Macedonia, Republic of
# 74
Malta :
26.39 % gross
2004
Education in Malta
# 75
Costa Rica :
25.34 % gross
2004
Education in Costa Rica
# 76
Liechtenstein :
25.11 % gross
2004
Education in Liechtenstein
# 77
Paraguay :
24.42 % gross
2003
Education in Paraguay
# 78
Iran :
23.94 % gross
2005
Education in Iran
# 79
Netherlands Antilles :
23.59 % gross
2002
Education in Netherlands Antilles
# 80
Mexico :
23.39 % gross
2004
Education in Mexico
# 81
United Arab Emirates :
22.48 % gross
2003
Education in United Arab Emirates
# 82
Brazil :
22.28 % gross
2003
Education in Brazil
# 83
Turkmenistan :
21.7 % gross
1991
Education in Turkmenistan
# 84
Singapore :
20.45 % gross
1991
Education in Singapore
# 85
Algeria :
20.34 % gross
2005
Education in Algeria
# 86
Ecuador :
19.95 % gross
1991
Education in Ecuador
# 87
Albania :
19.28 % gross
2004
Education in Albania
# 88
Qatar :
19.12 % gross
2005
Education in Qatar
# 89
China :
19.1 % gross
2004
Education in China
# 90
El Salvador :
19.01 % gross
2005
Education in El Salvador
# 91
Jamaica :
18.99 % gross
2003
Education in Jamaica
# 92
Cayman Islands :
18.82 % gross
2001
Education in Cayman Islands
# 93
Bermuda :
18.8 % gross
2005
Education in Bermuda
# 94
Nicaragua :
17.87 % gross
2003
Education in Nicaragua
# 95
Syria :
17.69 % gross
1991
Education in Syria
# 96
Kuwait :
17.6 % gross
2005
Education in Kuwait
# 97
Tajikistan :
17.26 % gross
2005
Education in Tajikistan
# 98
Marshall Islands :
16.95 % gross
2003
Education in Marshall Islands
# 99
Mauritius :
16.86 % gross
2005
Education in Mauritius
# 100
Indonesia :
16.67 % gross
2004
Education in Indonesia
# 101
Honduras :
16.42 % gross
2004
Education in Honduras
# 102
Vietnam :
15.97 % gross
2005
Education in Vietnam
# 103
South Africa :
15.65 % gross
2004
Education in South Africa
# 104
Liberia :
15.54 % gross
2000
Education in Liberia
# 105
Iraq :
15.39 % gross
2005
Education in Iraq
# 106
Fiji :
15.28 % gross
2004
Education in Fiji
# 107
Uzbekistan :
15.26 % gross
2004
Education in Uzbekistan
# 108
Brunei :
15.03 % gross
2005
Education in Brunei
# 109
Azerbaijan :
14.92 % gross
2005
Education in Azerbaijan
# 110
Oman :
14.73 % gross
2005
Education in Oman
# 111
Micronesia, Federated States of :
14.07 % gross
2000
Education in Micronesia, Federated States of
# 112
Saint Lucia :
13.71 % gross
2005
Education in Saint Lucia
# 113
Suriname :
12.44 % gross
2002
Education in Suriname
# 114
Luxembourg :
12.39 % gross
2004
Education in Luxembourg
# 115
Trinidad and Tobago :
12.14 % gross
2005
Education in Trinidad and Tobago
# 116
India :
11.76 % gross
2004
Education in India
# 117
Burma :
11.3 % gross
2002
Education in Burma
# 118
Morocco :
11.27 % gross
2005
Education in Morocco
# 119
Nigeria :
10.18 % gross
2004
Education in Nigeria
# 120
East Timor :
10.16 % gross
2002
Education in East Timor
# 121
Guyana :
9.86 % gross
2005
Education in Guyana
# 122
Guatemala :
9.58 % gross
2003
Education in Guatemala
# 123
Yemen :
9.42 % gross
2005
Education in Yemen
# 124
Andorra :
8.32 % gross
2005
Education in Andorra
# 125
Laos :
7.95 % gross
2005
Education in Laos
# 126
Samoa :
7.47 % gross
2001
Education in Samoa
# 127
Cape Verde :
6.93 % gross
2005
Education in Cape Verde
# 128
Gabon :
6.55 % gross
1999
Education in Gabon
= 129
Côte d'Ivoire :
6.49 % gross
1999
Education in Côte d'Ivoire
= 129
Bangladesh :
6.49 % gross
2005
Education in Bangladesh
# 131
Namibia :
6.11 % gross
2003
Education in Namibia
= 132
Cameroon :
6.1 % gross
2005
Education in Cameroon
= 132
Sudan :
6.1 % gross
2000
Education in Sudan
# 134
Tonga :
6.08 % gross
2004
Education in Tonga
# 135
Nepal :
5.64 % gross
2004
Education in Nepal
# 136
Senegal :
5.4 % gross
2005
Education in Senegal
# 137
Ghana :
5.21 % gross
2005
Education in Ghana
# 138
Vanuatu :
4.95 % gross
2004
Education in Vanuatu
# 139
Pakistan :
4.65 % gross
2005
Education in Pakistan
# 140
Botswana :
4.54 % gross
2005
Education in Botswana
# 141
Swaziland :
4.48 % gross
2005
Education in Swaziland
# 142
Sri Lanka :
4.3 % gross
1991
Education in Sri Lanka
# 143
Zimbabwe :
3.67 % gross
2003
Education in Zimbabwe
# 144
Congo, Republic of the :
3.65 % gross
2003
Education in Congo, Republic of the
# 145
Togo :
3.58 % gross
2001
Education in Togo
# 146
Uganda :
3.44 % gross
2004
Education in Uganda
# 147
Lesotho :
3.43 % gross
2005
Education in Lesotho
# 148
Cambodia :
3.35 % gross
2005
Education in Cambodia
# 149
Mauritania :
3.18 % gross
2005
Education in Mauritania
# 150
Benin :
3.04 % gross
2001
Education in Benin
# 151
Guinea :
2.99 % gross
2005
Education in Guinea
# 152
Kenya :
2.91 % gross
2004
Education in Kenya
# 153
Rwanda :
2.71 % gross
2005
Education in Rwanda
# 154
Ethiopia :
2.68 % gross
2005
Education in Ethiopia
# 155
Equatorial Guinea :
2.63 % gross
2000
Education in Equatorial Guinea
# 156
Belize :
2.62 % gross
2004
Education in Belize
# 157
Madagascar :
2.61 % gross
2005
Education in Madagascar
# 158
Mali :
2.56 % gross
2005
Education in Mali
# 159
Burkina Faso :
2.38 % gross
2005
Education in Burkina Faso
= 160
Burundi :
2.33 % gross
2005
Education in Burundi
= 160
Zambia :
2.33 % gross
2000
Education in Zambia
# 162
Djibouti :
2.28 % gross
2005
Education in Djibouti
# 163
Comoros :
2.27 % gross
2004
Education in Comoros
# 164
Sierra Leone :
2.14 % gross
2002
Education in Sierra Leone
# 165
Papua New Guinea :
2.08 % gross
1999
Education in Papua New Guinea
# 166
Central African Republic :
1.59 % gross
2005
Education in Central African Republic
# 167
Tanzania :
1.39 % gross
2005
Education in Tanzania
# 168
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
1.3 % gross
1999
Education in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 169
Chad :
1.21 % gross
2005
Education in Chad
# 170
Gambia, The :
1.2 % gross
2004
Education in Gambia, The
# 171
Mozambique :
1.19 % gross
2004
Education in Mozambique
# 172
Eritrea :
1.13 % gross
2004
Education in Eritrea
# 173
Afghanistan :
1.08 % gross
2004
Education in Afghanistan
# 174
Niger :
0.92 % gross
2005
Education in Niger
# 175
Angola :
0.85 % gross
2003
Education in Angola
# 176
Malawi :
0.42 % gross
2004
Education in Malawi
# 177
Guinea-Bissau :
0.38 % gross
2001
Education in Guinea-Bissau
# 178
Maldives :
0.21 % gross
2004
Education in Maldives
Weighted average:
27.1 % 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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"School enrollment, tertiary > % gross by country", World Development Indicators database. Retrieved from http://www.NationMaster.com/graph/edu_sch_enr_ter_gro-education-school-enrollment-tertiary-gross
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