Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in North Korea

Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in North Korea was 26.7% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

201826.7%
Series high30.12009
Series low26.72018

Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in North Korea, 2009 to 2018

26272829303120092011201520182009: 30.1 %2011: 29.8 %2015: 27.9 %2018: 26.7 %
%. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, School enrollment, tertiary, % gross (SE.TER.ENRR) via World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-08.
All 4 values
Period%
201826.7
201527.9
201129.8
200930.1

Rankings

Definition

Students enrolled in tertiary education (ISCED levels 5 to 8), of any age, as a percentage of the population in the five-year age group that follows the official secondary school leaving age. UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

A gross ratio: students outside the reference ages and students from abroad are counted, so it can exceed 100%. It counts students, not graduates; for degree holders in the United States see bachelors_degree_share.

How to cite

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). School enrollment, tertiary, % gross (SE.TER.ENRR). Retrieved through World Bank World Development Indicators (data.worldbank.org). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.TER.ENRR. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. UIS does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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What is the tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in North Korea?

Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in North Korea was 26.7% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Where does this figure come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics. School enrollment, tertiary, % gross (SE.TER.ENRR). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in North Korea?

30.1% in 2009, the highest value since 2009 in this series.

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