Gross enrollment rate (%), tertiary, female - Tertiary - Education Statistics



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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.
Gross enrollment rate (%), tertiary, female - Tertiary - Education Statistics (Most Recent Data)

Rank

Country

Value

1Cuba (2008)153.74
2Finland (2008)104.83
3Slovenia (2008)103.38
4Venezuela (2008)99.33
5Iceland (2008)98.79
6United States (2008)97.14
7Greece (2007)95.48
8Lithuania (2008)94.59
9Denmark (2007)94.15
10New Zealand (2008)94.01
11Latvia (2008)91.12
12Norway (2008)90.92
13Russia (2008)89.07
14Ukraine (2008)88.42
15Sweden (2008)87.77
16Australia (2008)87.15
17Belarus (2008)86.11
18Uruguay (2007)82.2
19Argentina (2007)81.99
20Estonia (2008)80.44
21North Korea (2008)79.15
22South Korea (2008)79.15
23Italy (2007)78.8
24Spain (2008)78.26
25Poland (2007)78.2
26High income: OECD (2008)77.31
27Hungary (2008)76.82
28Romania (2008)75.37
29High income (2008)74.43
30Canada (2004)71.97
31Belgium (2008)70.37
32Israel (2008)67.97
33United Kingdom (2008)67.27
34Czech Republic (2008)66.88
35Slovakia (2008)66.05
36Ireland (2008)64.11
37Netherlands (2008)63.78
38Portugal (2007)62.63
39France (2008)61.35
40Europe & Central Asia (developing only) (2008)61.19
41Mongolia (2008)60.94
42Kyrgyzstan (2008)60
43Austria (2008)59.45
44Libya (2003)58.32
45Bulgaria (2008)57.94
46Palau (2002)57.06
47Lebanon (2008)57.04
48Euro area (1999)56.32
49Panama (2007)55.56
50Japan (2008)54.39
51Serbia (2008)54.03
52Macau (2008)53.91
53Chile (2007)52.26
54West Bank and Gaza (2008)52.2
55Croatia (2007)51.84
56Switzerland (2008)49.33
57Thailand (2008)49.25
58Kazakhstan (2009)48.76
59Puerto Rico (1997)48.66
60Cayman Islands (2008)47.43
61Moldova (2008)47.42
62Upper middle income (2008)46.83
63Ecuador (2008)45.43
64Germany (1997)45.14
65Bahrain (2006)44.45
66Macedonia (2008)44.22
67Jordan (2008)42.88
68Latin America & Caribbean (developing only) (2008)42.3
69Cyprus (2008)41.71
70Dominican Republic (2004)40.82
71Tunisia (2008)40.47
72Singapore (1997)40.23
73Brazil (2008)38.88
74Malta (2007)38.88
75Iran (2008)38.51
76Aruba (2008)37.93
77Saudi Arabia (2008)37.36
78Armenia (2007)37.34
79Georgia (2008)37.31
80Barbados (1997)37.26
81Malaysia (2007)36.22
82United Arab Emirates (2008)35.75
83Peru (2006)35.54
84Bermuda (2007)35.35
85Colombia (2008)35.18
86Bolivia (2007)34.98
87Hong Kong (2007)34.57
88Bahamas (1997)34.31
89Turkey (2008)33.56
90Jamaica (2008)33.44
91Paraguay (2007)32.83
92Philippines (2008)31.83
93Qatar (2008)31.08
94Oman (2008)28.84
95Costa Rica (2005)28.3
96Algeria (2007)28.11
97Mexico (2008)26.88
98Kuwait (2004)26.62
99Middle East & North Africa (developing only) (2008)26.33
100El Salvador (2008)25.54
101Liechtenstein (2008)25
102Middle income (2008)24.95
103Netherlands Antilles (2002)24.78
104Egypt (2004)23.77
105Albania (2004)23.42
106China (2008)23.16
107Honduras (2008)22.49
108Brunei Darussalam (2008)21.48
109Low & middle income (2008)21.2
110Turkmenistan (1997)20.52
111St. Lucia (2008)20.45
112Indonesia (2008)20.37
113East Asia & Pacific (developing only) (2005)19.18
114Marshall Islands (2003)19.14
115Nicaragua (2003)18.79
116Lower middle income (2008)17.93
117Guatemala (2007)17.69
118Mauritius (2009)17.57
119Fiji (2005)16.89
120South Africa (1998)15.7
121Bosnia and Herzegovina (1997)15.7
122Suriname (2002)15.63
123Liberia (2000)14.82
124Belize (2009)14.61
125Azerbaijan (2008)14.27
126Guyana (2008)13.5
127Cape Verde (2008)13.17
128Andorra (2008)13.1
129Trinidad and Tobago (2005)13.01
130Timor-Leste (2009)12.54
131Burma (2007)12.41
132Syria (1997)12.3
133Laos (2008)11.67
134Iraq (2005)11.64
135Morocco (2008)11.55
136Tajikistan (2008)11.41
137India (2007)11.01
138Luxembourg (2006)10.53
139Namibia (2008)10.15
140South Asia (2007)9.22
141Nigeria (2005)8.25
142Vietnam (2001)8.18
143Botswana (2006)8.1
144Uzbekistan (2008)8.04
145Tonga (2004)7.97
146Western Samoa (2001)7.16
147Cameroon (2008)6.91
148Yemen (2007)6
149Low income (2007)5.97
150Dominica (2008)5.86
151Sudan (2000)5.68
152Senegal (2008)5.64
153Ivory Coast (2007)5.58
154Bangladesh (2007)4.95
155Gabon (1999)4.95
156Cambodia (2008)4.88
157Bhutan (2008)4.79
158Pakistan (2008)4.75
159Guinea (2008)4.58
160Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only) (2006)4.56
161Sri Lanka (1997)4.47
162Swaziland (2006)4.33
163Ghana (2007)4.33
164New Caledonia (1997)4.04
165Sao Tome and Principe (2009)3.99
166Lesotho (2006)3.94
167Vanuatu (2004)3.53
168Mali (2008)3.39
169Kenya (2009)3.34
170Uganda (2008)3.27
171Madagascar (2008)3.21
172Nepal (2004)3.15
173French Polynesia (1997)3.01
174Zimbabwe (2003)2.93
175Comoros (2004)2.35
176Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) (1997)2.29
177Djibouti (2007)2.14
178Democratic Republic of the Congo (2007)2.1
179Burkina Faso (2008)2.03
180Rwanda (2005)2.02
181Equatorial Guinea (2000)1.96
182Benin (2001)1.85
183Mauritania (2006)1.78
184Ethiopia (2008)1.71
185Zambia (2000)1.52
186Papua New Guinea (1999)1.44
187Burundi (2006)1.4
188Togo (1997)1.27
189Republic of the Congo (2003)1.24
190Central African Republic (2008)1.2
191Somalia (1997)1.18
192Sierra Leone (2002)1.15
193Mozambique (2005)0.96
194Tanzania (2007)0.96
195Eritrea (2009)0.95
196Haiti (1997)0.82
197Niger (2009)0.69
198Angola (2002)0.66
199Afghanistan (2004)0.54
200Chad (2008)0.49
201Gambia (2004)0.47
202Malawi (2007)0.33
203Maldives (2004)0.29
204Guinea-Bissau (2001)0.12
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