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DEFINITION:
Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary level is the sum of all tertiary level students enrolled at the start of the school year, expressed as a percentage of the mid-year population in the 5 year age group after the official secondary school leaving age.
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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH |
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1 | United States | 72.6% | 2000 | |
2 | Finland | 70.4% | 1995 | |
=3 | Norway | 70% | 2000 | |
=3 | Sweden | 70% | 2000 | |
5 | New Zealand | 69.2% | 2000 | |
6 | Russia | 64.1% | 2000 | |
7 | Australia | 63.3% | 2000 | |
8 | Latvia | 63.1% | 2000 | |
9 | Slovenia | 60.5% | 2000 | |
10 | Canada | 60% | 2002 | |
11 | United Kingdom | 59.5% | 2000 | |
12 | Spain | 59.4% | 2000 | |
13 | Denmark | 58.9% | 2000 | |
14 | Austria | 57.7% | 2000 | |
15 | Estonia | 57.5% | 2000 | |
16 | Belgium | 57% | 2002 | |
17 | Belarus | 56% | 2000 | |
18 | Poland | 55.5% | 2000 | |
19 | Netherlands | 55% | 2000 | |
20 | France | 53.6% | 2000 | |
21 | Israel | 52.7% | 2000 | |
22 | Lithuania | 52.5% | 2000 | |
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 52.34% | 2000 | ||
23 | Macau | 52.1% | 2000 | |
24 | Portugal | 50.2% | 2000 | |
25 | Italy | 49.9% | 2000 | |
26 | Libya | 48.8% | 2000 | |
27 | Iceland | 48.7% | 2000 | |
28 | Argentina | 48% | 2002 | |
29 | Japan | 47.7% | 2000 | |
30 | Ireland | 47.5% | 2000 | |
31 | Germany | 46.3% | 2002 | |
32 | Ukraine | 43.3% | 2002 | |
=33 | Lebanon | 42.3% | 2000 | |
=33 | Greece | 42.3% | 1995 | |
35 | Switzerland | 42.1% | 2000 | |
36 | Kyrgyzstan | 41.1% | 2000 | |
37 | Bulgaria | 40.8% | 2000 | |
38 | Hungary | 40% | 2000 | |
39 | Barbados | 38.2% | 2000 | |
40 | Chile | 37.5% | 2000 | |
41 | Uruguay | 36.1% | 2000 | |
42 | Bolivia | 35.7% | 2000 | |
43 | Thailand | 35.3% | 2000 | |
44 | Panama | 34.9% | 2002 | |
45 | Georgia | 34.5% | 2000 | |
46 | Singapore | 33.7% | 1995 | |
47 | Mongolia | 33.3% | 2000 | |
48 | Philippines | 31.2% | 2000 | |
49 | Kazakhstan | 30.9% | 2000 | |
50 | Slovakia | 30.3% | 2000 | |
51 | Czech Republic | 29.8% | 2000 | |
52 | Aruba | 29.5% | 2000 | |
53 | Peru | 28.8% | 2002 | |
54 | Jordan | 28.6% | 2002 | |
55 | Venezuela | 28.5% | 2000 | |
56 | Croatia | 28.3% | 1995 | |
57 | Malaysia | 28.2% | 2000 | |
58 | Moldova | 27.9% | 2000 | |
59 | Romania | 27.3% | 2000 | |
60 | Saint Lucia | 25.4% | 2002 | |
61 | Bahrain | 25.2% | 2002 | |
62 | Qatar | 24.6% | 2000 | |
63 | Republic of Macedonia | 24.4% | 2000 | |
64 | Cuba | 24.2% | 2000 | |
65 | Colombia | 23.3% | 2000 | |
66 | Dominican Republic | 22.9% | 1997 | |
67 | Saudi Arabia | 22.4% | 2002 | |
68 | Azerbaijan | 22.3% | 2002 | |
69 | Netherlands Antilles | 21.8% | 2000 | |
70 | Tunisia | 21.7% | 2000 | |
71 | Malta | 21.5% | 2002 | |
72 | Kuwait | 21.1% | 2002 | |
73 | Mexico | 20.7% | 2000 | |
74 | Armenia | 20.2% | 2000 | |
75 | Cyprus | 20% | 2002 | |
76 | El Salvador | 17.5% | 2000 | |
77 | Brazil | 16.5% | 2000 | |
78 | Jamaica | 16.4% | 2000 | |
79 | Costa Rica | 16% | 2000 | |
80 | South Africa | 15.2% | 2000 | |
81 | Albania | 15.1% | 2000 | |
=82 | Algeria | 15% | 2002 | |
=82 | Turkey | 15% | 2002 | |
84 | Honduras | 14.7% | 2000 | |
85 | Indonesia | 14.6% | 2000 | |
86 | Brunei | 14.4% | 2000 | |
87 | Tajikistan | 14% | 2000 | |
88 | Iraq | 13.6% | 2002 | |
89 | United Arab Emirates | 12.1% | 2002 | |
=90 | Burma | 11.5% | 2000 | |
=90 | Nicaragua | 11.5% | 1995 | |
92 | Mauritius | 11.4% | 2000 | |
93 | Samoa | 10.9% | 2000 | |
94 | India | 10.5% | 2002 | |
95 | Morocco | 10.3% | 2000 | |
96 | Paraguay | 10.1% | 1995 | |
=97 | Vietnam | 9.7% | 2000 | |
=97 | Guyana | 9.7% | 1995 | |
99 | Luxembourg | 9.3% | 2000 | |
=100 | Oman | 8.5% | 2000 | |
=100 | Guatemala | 8.5% | 1995 | |
102 | Gabon | 8% | 2002 | |
103 | China | 7.5% | 2002 | |
=104 | Cote d'Ivoire | 7% | 2002 | |
=104 | Suriname | 7% | 2002 | |
106 | Sudan | 6.9% | 2002 | |
107 | Bangladesh | 6.6% | 2000 | |
108 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6.5% | 2000 | |
109 | Syria | 6.1% | 2002 | |
110 | Namibia | 5.9% | 2002 | |
111 | Swaziland | 5.2% | 2000 | |
112 | Sri Lanka | 5.1% | 1995 | |
113 | Cameroon | 4.9% | 2000 | |
=114 | Nepal | 4.6% | 2000 | |
=114 | Botswana | 4.6% | 2000 | |
116 | Nigeria | 4.3% | 1997 | |
117 | Zimbabwe | 3.9% | 2000 | |
118 | Tonga | 3.8% | 2002 | |
=119 | Togo | 3.7% | 2002 | |
=119 | Senegal | 3.7% | 2002 | |
=119 | Mauritania | 3.7% | 2000 | |
122 | Benin | 3.6% | 2002 | |
123 | Ghana | 3.3% | 2000 | |
=124 | Kenya | 3% | 2000 | |
=124 | Uganda | 3% | 2000 | |
126 | Cambodia | 2.8% | 2000 | |
127 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.7% | 2002 | |
128 | Lesotho | 2.6% | 2000 | |
129 | Zambia | 2.5% | 2000 | |
130 | Papua New Guinea | 2.3% | 2002 | |
=131 | Madagascar | 2.2% | 2000 | |
=131 | Sierra Leone | 2.2% | 2000 | |
=133 | Central African Republic | 1.9% | 2002 | |
=133 | Mali | 1.9% | 2002 | |
=135 | Rwanda | 1.7% | 2000 | |
=135 | Eritrea | 1.7% | 2000 | |
=135 | The Gambia | 1.7% | 1997 | |
138 | Ethiopia | 1.6% | 2000 | |
139 | Niger | 1.5% | 2000 | |
=140 | Burundi | 1.2% | 2000 | |
=140 | Guinea | 1.2% | 1995 | |
142 | Comoros | 1.1% | 2002 | |
143 | Burkina Faso | 1% | 1995 | |
=144 | Chad | 0.9% | 2002 | |
=144 | Djibouti | 0.9% | 2000 | |
=146 | Angola | 0.7% | 2002 | |
=146 | Tanzania | 0.7% | 2000 | |
148 | Mozambique | 0.6% | 2000 | |
149 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.4% | 2002 | |
=150 | Vanuatu | 0.3% | 2002 | |
=150 | Malawi | 0.3% | 2002 |
Citation
Interesting observations about Education > Tertiary enrollment
- All of the top 4 countries by tertiary enrollment are Cold countries'.
- All of the top 2 countries by tertiary enrollment are High income OECD.
- All of the top 4 countries by tertiary enrollment are Christian.
- 30 of the bottom 33 countries by tertiary enrollment are Sub-Saharan African.
- 50 of the bottom 62 countries by tertiary enrollment are Hot countries.
- 16 of the top 20 countries by tertiary enrollment are European.
- Libya ranked first for tertiary enrollment amongst Muslim countries in 2000.
- Israel ranked first for tertiary enrollment amongst Middle Eastern and North Africa in 2000.
- United States ranked first for tertiary enrollment globally in 2000.
- Lebanon ranked first for tertiary enrollment amongst Former French colonies in 2000.