School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) - Participation - Education - World Development Indicators

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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.
School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) - Participation - Education - World Development Indicators (Most Recent Data)

Rank

Country

Value
1Cuba (2008)121.51
2North Korea (2007)96.08
3South Korea (2007)96.08
4Finland (2007)93.79
5Greece (2007)90.83
6Slovenia (2007)85.47
7United States (2007)81.62
8Denmark (2007)80.3
9Ukraine (2008)79.44
10New Zealand (2007)79.06
11Venezuela (2008)78.1
12Norway (2007)75.95
13Lithuania (2007)75.93
14Russia (2007)75.04
15Australia (2007)75.02
16Sweden (2007)74.53
17Belarus (2008)72.84
18Iceland (2007)72.33
19High income: OECD (2007)71.62
20Latvia (2007)69.25
21High income (2007)68.59
22Spain (2007)68.48
23Argentina (2006)68.1
24Hungary (2007)67.21
25Italy (2007)67.11
26Poland (2007)66.91
27Estonia (2007)65.02
28Uruguay (2007)64.27
29Canada (2004)62.27
30Belgium (2007)62.1
31Ireland (2007)61.19
32Israel (2007)60.41
33Netherlands (2007)60.09
34United Kingdom (2007)58.99
35Romania (2007)58.27
36Japan (2007)57.87
37Portugal (2007)56.88
38Macau (2008)56.5
39Libya (2003)55.74
40Europe & Central Asia (2007)55.16
41France (2007)54.66
42Czech Republic (2007)54.3
43Kyrgyzstan (2008)51.96
44Lebanon (2008)51.53
45Austria (2007)50.32
46Slovakia (2007)50.12
47Mongolia (2008)49.84
48Chile (2008)49.8
49Bulgaria (2007)49.72
50Serbia (2008)48.67
51West Bank and Gaza (2008)47.21
52Switzerland (2007)47.19
53Croatia (2007)47.03
54Panama (2007)45.03
55Upper middle income (2007)42.89
56Kazakhstan (2009)41.05
57Palau (2002)40.17
58Moldova (2008)39.86
59Bolivia (2007)38.32
60Jordan (2007)37.73
61Turkey (2007)37.1
62Cyprus (2007)36.17
63Iran (2008)36.14
64Cayman Islands (2008)36.12
65Macedonia (2007)35.54
66Colombia (2008)35.36
67Ecuador (2007)35.32
68Latin America & Caribbean (2007)35.17
69Peru (2006)34.48
70Georgia (2008)34.29
71Hong Kong (2007)34.26
72Armenia (2007)34.21
73High income: nonOECD (2007)33.92
74Germany (1991)33.82
75Bosnia and Herzegovina (2007)33.52
76Dominican Republic (2004)33.25
77Malta (2007)33.04
78Aruba (2008)32.59
79Tunisia (2007)31.58
80Egypt (2005)31.24
81Liechtenstein (2007)31.19
82Brazil (2007)30.01
83Bahrain (2006)29.94
84Saudi Arabia (2008)29.85
85Malaysia (2006)29.75
86Philippines (2006)27.83
87Oman (2008)26.31
88Mexico (2007)26.3
89Middle East & North Africa (2007)25.98
90Paraguay (2005)25.5
91Costa Rica (2005)25.34
92Bermuda (2007)25.25
93United Arab Emirates (2008)25.19
94El Salvador (2008)24.56
95Algeria (2007)23.93
96Middle income (2007)23.22
97China (2007)22.05
98Turkmenistan (1991)21.7
99Netherlands Antilles (2002)21.16
100Low & middle income (2007)20.23
101Tajikistan (2008)20.15
102Jamaica (2003)19.31
103Albania (2004)19.27
104East Asia & Pacific (2005)18.7
105Honduras (2008)18.65
106Lower middle income (2007)18.37
107Nicaragua (2003)18.05
108Indonesia (2007)18
109Syria (1991)17.89
110Guatemala (2007)17.71
111Kuwait (2006)17.56
112Liberia (2000)17.39
113Marshall Islands (2003)16.95
114Mauritius (2009)16.04
115Brunei Darussalam (2008)16.04
116Azerbaijan (2008)15.75
117Iraq (2005)15.7
118Fiji (2005)15.41
119Timor-Leste (2009)15.2
120St. Lucia (2008)14.83
121South Africa (1998)14.65
122Micronesia (2000)14.1
123India (2007)13.48
124Laos (2008)13.37
125Suriname (2002)12.32
126Morocco (2008)12.29
127Cape Verde (2008)11.91
128Trinidad and Tobago (2005)11.57
129Guyana (2008)11.51
130South Asia (2007)11.41
131Belize (2009)11.22
132Andorra (2008)10.99
133Qatar (2008)10.98
134Burma (2007)10.74
135Yemen (2007)10.23
136Nigeria (2005)10.07
137Luxembourg (2006)9.95
138Uzbekistan (2007)9.87
139Vietnam (2001)9.68
140Guinea (2008)9.22
141Namibia (2008)8.94
142Ivory Coast (2007)8.37
143Senegal (2008)8
144Cameroon (2008)7.82
145Samoa (2001)7.45
146Gabon (1999)7.06
147Cambodia (2008)7.02
148Bangladesh (2007)6.98
149Bhutan (2008)6.57
150Tonga (2004)6.38
151Low income (2007)6.27
152Ghana (2007)6.2
153Sudan (2000)5.93
154Benin (2006)5.85
155Sub-Saharan Africa (2007)5.81
156Nepal (2004)5.55
157Mali (2008)5.44
158Togo (2007)5.29
159Pakistan (2008)5.18
160Botswana (2005)5.18
161Democratic Republic of the Congo (2008)5.05
162Vanuatu (2004)4.77
163Sri Lanka (1991)4.45
164Swaziland (2006)4.39
165Sao Tome and Principe (2009)4.14
166Kenya (2009)4.05
167Rwanda (2008)3.97
168Republic of the Congo (2003)3.91
169Mauritania (2007)3.83
170Zimbabwe (2003)3.8
171Uganda (2008)3.69
172Lesotho (2006)3.63
173Ethiopia (2008)3.6
174Madagascar (2008)3.4
175Equatorial Guinea (2000)3.26
176Burkina Faso (2008)3.06
177Guinea-Bissau (2006)2.85
178Angola (2006)2.79
179Comoros (2004)2.7
180Djibouti (2007)2.63
181Burundi (2008)2.52
182Zambia (2000)2.4
183Central African Republic (2008)2.33
184Sierra Leone (2002)2.05
185Papua New Guinea (1999)2.02
186Eritrea (2009)1.96
187Chad (2008)1.92
188Tanzania (2007)1.48
189Mozambique (2005)1.45
190Niger (2009)1.33
191Afghanistan (2004)1.28
192Gambia (2004)1.23
193Malawi (2007)0.49
194Maldives (2006)0
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