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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, male > % gross (most recent) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Korea, South :
109.88 % gross
2005
# 2
Finland :
81.56 % gross
2004
# 3
Greece :
73.33 % gross
2004
# 4
Macau :
71.09 % gross
2005
# 5
New Zealand :
69.68 % gross
2004
# 6
United States :
69.19 % gross
2004
# 7
Sweden :
66.05 % gross
2004
# 8
Australia :
64.87 % gross
2004
# 9
Norway :
63.73 % gross
2004
# 10
Ukraine :
62.63 % gross
2005
# 11
Slovenia :
62.09 % gross
2004
# 12
Denmark :
61.32 % gross
2004
# 13
Spain :
59.19 % gross
2004
# 14
Russia :
57.92 % gross
2004
# 15
Lithuania :
57.48 % gross
2004
# 16
Japan :
57.13 % gross
2004
# 17
Netherlands :
56.94 % gross
2004
# 18
Belgium :
56.65 % gross
2004
# 19
Latvia :
55.03 % gross
2004
# 20
Italy :
54.15 % gross
2004
# 21
Libya :
53.73 % gross
2003
# 22
Belarus :
52.52 % gross
2005
# 23
Switzerland :
52.38 % gross
2004
# 24
Ireland :
51.36 % gross
2004
# 25
Canada :
51.2 % gross
2002
# 26
Argentina :
51.01 % gross
2003
# 27
Poland :
50.84 % gross
2004
# 28
United Kingdom :
50.8 % gross
2004
# 29
Hungary :
49.89 % gross
2004
# 30
France :
49.22 % gross
2004
# 31
Portugal :
48.87 % gross
2004
# 32
Estonia :
48.84 % gross
2004
# 33
Israel :
48.64 % gross
2004
# 34
Iceland :
47.66 % gross
2004
# 35
Lebanon :
47.25 % gross
2005
# 36
Austria :
45.63 % gross
2004
# 37
Cuba :
45.54 % gross
2005
# 38
Georgia :
45.34 % gross
2005
# 39
Chile :
44.06 % gross
2004
# 40
Kazakhstan :
43.87 % gross
2005
# 41
Czech Republic :
41.27 % gross
2004
# 42
Thailand :
40.69 % gross
2005
# 43
Bolivia :
38.91 % gross
1998
# 44
Bulgaria :
38.1 % gross
2004
# 45
Venezuela :
37.87 % gross
2003
# 46
Jordan :
37.45 % gross
2004
# 47
Kyrgyzstan :
36.81 % gross
2005
# 48
Liechtenstein :
36.31 % gross
2004
# 49
Cyprus :
36.21 % gross
2004
# 50
Romania :
35.57 % gross
2004
# 51
Croatia :
35.47 % gross
2003
# 52
Turkey :
33.54 % gross
2004
# 53
Panama :
33.51 % gross
2005
# 54
Serbia and Montenegro :
32.95 % gross
2001
# 55
Peru :
32.94 % gross
2004
# 56
Slovakia :
32.51 % gross
2004
# 57
Hong Kong :
32.21 % gross
2005
# 58
Mongolia :
31.64 % gross
2005
# 59
Moldova :
27.47 % gross
2005
# 60
Colombia :
27.13 % gross
2005
# 61
Malaysia :
27.01 % gross
2003
# 62
Aruba :
26.92 % gross
2005
# 63
Palau :
26.54 % gross
2002
# 64
Uruguay :
26.03 % gross
2003
# 65
Tajikistan :
25.5 % gross
2005
# 66
Philippines :
25.37 % gross
2004
# 67
Armenia :
25.21 % gross
2005
# 68
Dominican Republic :
25.03 % gross
2004
# 69
Tunisia :
24.31 % gross
2004
# 70
Singapore :
23.92 % gross
1991
# 71
Mexico :
23.6 % gross
2004
# 72
Macedonia, Republic of :
23.49 % gross
2004
# 73
Saudi Arabia :
23.16 % gross
2005
# 74
Iran :
22.96 % gross
2005
# 75
Malta :
22.69 % gross
2004
# 76
Costa Rica :
22.55 % gross
2004
# 77
Bahrain :
22.22 % gross
2005
# 78
Barbados :
21.86 % gross
2001
# 79
Syria :
21.46 % gross
1991
= 80
Paraguay :
20.61 % gross
2003
= 80
China :
20.61 % gross
2004
# 82
Egypt :
20.34 % gross
1991
# 83
Iraq :
19.28 % gross
2005
# 84
Brazil :
19.22 % gross
2003
# 85
Netherlands Antilles :
18.97 % gross
2002
# 86
Vietnam :
18.67 % gross
2005
# 87
Indonesia :
18.57 % gross
2004
# 88
Liberia :
17.65 % gross
2000
# 89
Algeria :
17.19 % gross
2005
# 90
El Salvador :
17.05 % gross
2005
# 91
Uzbekistan :
16.97 % gross
2004
# 92
Nicaragua :
16.92 % gross
2003
# 93
Azerbaijan :
15.66 % gross
2005
# 94
Albania :
14.95 % gross
2004
# 95
Mauritius :
14.91 % gross
2005
# 96
Marshall Islands :
14.77 % gross
2003
# 97
South Africa :
14.25 % gross
2004
# 98
India :
14.05 % gross
2004
# 99
Fiji :
13.94 % gross
2004
# 100
Yemen :
13.54 % gross
2005
= 101
Honduras :
13.38 % gross
2004
= 101
Bermuda :
13.38 % gross
2005
# 103
Oman :
13.29 % gross
2005
# 104
Nigeria :
13.11 % gross
2004
# 105
Morocco :
12.2 % gross
2005
# 106
United Arab Emirates :
12.17 % gross
2003
# 107
Jamaica :
11.52 % gross
2003
# 108
Luxembourg :
11.41 % gross
2004
# 109
Kuwait :
11.3 % gross
2005
# 110
Guatemala :
11.16 % gross
2003
# 111
Trinidad and Tobago :
10.71 % gross
2005
# 112
Qatar :
10.05 % gross
2005
# 113
Brunei :
9.98 % gross
2005
# 114
Côte d'Ivoire :
9.51 % gross
1999
# 115
Suriname :
9.49 % gross
2002
# 116
Cayman Islands :
9.44 % gross
2001
# 117
Laos :
9.22 % gross
2005
# 118
Gabon :
8.56 % gross
1999
# 119
East Timor :
8.43 % gross
2002
# 120
Bangladesh :
8.4 % gross
2005
# 121
Burma :
8.2 % gross
2001
# 122
Andorra :
8.07 % gross
2005
# 123
Nepal :
7.95 % gross
2004
# 124
Samoa :
7.72 % gross
2001
# 125
Cameroon :
7.37 % gross
2005
# 126
Saint Lucia :
7.21 % gross
2005
# 127
Cape Verde :
6.8 % gross
2005
# 128
Ghana :
6.67 % gross
2005
# 129
Sudan :
6.35 % gross
2000
# 130
Guyana :
6.33 % gross
2005
# 131
Vanuatu :
6.25 % gross
2004
# 132
Congo, Republic of the :
6.16 % gross
2003
# 133
Togo :
5.97 % gross
2001
# 134
Namibia :
5.68 % gross
2003
# 135
Sri Lanka :
5.54 % gross
1991
# 136
Pakistan :
4.94 % gross
2005
# 137
Benin :
4.83 % gross
2001
# 138
Mauritania :
4.81 % gross
2005
# 139
Guinea :
4.72 % gross
2005
# 140
Tonga :
4.62 % gross
2004
# 141
Botswana :
4.58 % gross
2005
# 142
Cambodia :
4.56 % gross
2005
# 143
Zimbabwe :
4.51 % gross
2003
# 144
Swaziland :
4.34 % gross
2005
# 145
Uganda :
4.23 % gross
2004
# 146
Ethiopia :
4.06 % gross
2005
# 147
Equatorial Guinea :
3.68 % gross
2000
# 148
Kenya :
3.64 % gross
2004
# 149
Mali :
3.47 % gross
2005
# 150
Burundi :
3.41 % gross
2005
# 151
Rwanda :
3.36 % gross
2005
# 152
Burkina Faso :
3.27 % gross
2005
# 153
Zambia :
3.19 % gross
2000
= 154
Central African Republic :
3.06 % gross
2000
= 154
Sierra Leone :
3.06 % gross
2002
# 156
Lesotho :
3.02 % gross
2005
# 157
Madagascar :
2.76 % gross
2005
# 158
Papua New Guinea :
2.67 % gross
1999
# 159
Djibouti :
2.63 % gross
2005
# 160
Comoros :
2.56 % gross
2004
# 161
Chad :
2.13 % gross
2005
# 162
Eritrea :
1.98 % gross
2004
# 163
Gambia, The :
1.95 % gross
2004
# 164
Tanzania :
1.88 % gross
2005
# 165
Afghanistan :
1.66 % gross
2004
# 166
Mozambique :
1.63 % gross
2004
# 167
Belize :
1.54 % gross
2004
# 168
Niger :
1.25 % gross
2005
# 169
Angola :
1.03 % gross
2003
# 170
Guinea-Bissau :
0.64 % gross
2001
# 171
Malawi :
0.54 % gross
2004
# 172
Maldives :
0.13 % gross
2004
Weighted average:
24.6 % 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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