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Countries by tertiary education gross enrolment ratio

Greece had the highest tertiary education gross enrolment ratio of 137 countries in 2014, at 119.1%. Malawi had the lowest, at 0.8%. The median was 44.5% and the figure for the World was 35.6%. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Highest119.1Greece
Lowest0.8Malawi
Median44.5137 countries
World35.6History

Top 40 countries, 2014

Greece: 119.1 %Greece119.1Puerto Rico: 97.2 %Puerto Rico97.2South Korea: 94.4 %South Korea94.4Belarus: 94.3 %Belarus94.3Saint Kitts and Nevis: 91 %Saint Kitts and Nevis91Finland: 90 %Finland90United States: 88.6 %United States88.6Spain: 87.9 %Spain87.9Türkiye: 87 %Türkiye87Russia: 84.5 %Russia84.5Slovenia: 84.4 %Slovenia84.4Ukraine: 83.8 %Ukraine83.8Chile: 83.7 %Chile83.7Denmark: 81.3 %Denmark81.3Argentina: 81.1 %Argentina81.1Austria: 81 %Austria81New Zealand: 80.7 %New Zealand80.7Iceland: 80.4 %Iceland80.4Norway: 78.1 %Norway78.1Estonia: 76.2 %Estonia76.2Belgium: 74 %Belgium74Ireland: 73.8 %Ireland73.8Bulgaria: 73 %Bulgaria73Lithuania: 72 %Lithuania72Barbados: 71.3 %Barbados71.3Latvia: 70.9 %Latvia70.9Poland: 70.2 %Poland70.2Hong Kong: 69.7 %Hong Kong69.7Fiji: 69.4 %Fiji69.4Macao: 69.3 %Macao69.3Croatia: 68.6 %Croatia68.6Czechia: 67.4 %Czechia67.4Canada: 67.2 %Canada67.2Mongolia: 66.7 %Mongolia66.7Albania: 65.6 %Albania65.6Germany: 65.2 %Germany65.2Sweden: 65 %Sweden65Iran: 64.5 %Iran64.5Montenegro: 63.2 %Montenegro63.2Japan: 62.8 %Japan62.8
%. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, School enrollment, tertiary, % gross (SE.TER.ENRR) via World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCountries2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Greece119.1+6.4 pts
2Puerto Rico97.2+1.8 pts
3South Korea94.4-1.9 pts
4Belarus94.3-1.2 pts
5Saint Kitts and Nevis91n/a
6Finland90-1.2 pts
7United States88.6-0.1 pts
8Spain87.9+2.8 pts
9Türkiye87+7.4 pts
10Russia84.5+1.7 pts
11Slovenia84.4-3.5 pts
12Ukraine83.8+2.3 pts
13Chile83.7+3.8 pts
14Denmark81.3+0.9 pts
15Argentina81.1+2.5 pts
16Austria81+0.1 pts
17New Zealand80.7+0.3 pts
18Iceland80.4+2 pts
19Norway78.1+2.2 pts
20Estonia76.2+0.8 pts
21Belgium74+2.3 pts
22Ireland73.8+2.1 pts
23Bulgaria73+4.8 pts
24Lithuania72-2.4 pts
25Barbados71.3-1.9 pts
26Latvia70.9+1.8 pts
27Poland70.2-3.1 pts
28Hong Kong69.7+1.6 pts
29Fiji69.4n/a
30Macao69.3+7.4 pts
31Croatia68.6+1.9 pts
32Czechia67.4+1.1 pts
33Canada67.2+1.4 pts
34Mongolia66.7+1.9 pts
35Albania65.6+1.7 pts
36Germany65.2+4.3 pts
37Sweden65-0.8 pts
38Iran64.5+8 pts
39Montenegro63.2+2.8 pts
40Japan62.8+0.2 pts
41Israel62.6-0 pts
42France61.5+1.7 pts
43Italy60.9-0 pts
44Uruguay59.8-0.1 pts
45Switzerland58.1+1.9 pts
46Serbia58.1+1.7 pts
47United Kingdom56.5-0.3 pts
48Kuwait55.9n/a
49Bosnia and Herzegovina54.2+2.8 pts
50Slovakia53.9-1.4 pts
51Hungary53.4-4.1 pts
52Saudi Arabia53.2+10 pts
53Colombia53.2+2.4 pts
54Moldova52.2+10.9 pts
55Cyprus52.1+4.6 pts
56Romania51.1-0.3 pts
57Kazakhstan51.1+5.2 pts
58Costa Rica50.3+2.8 pts
59Thailand49.9+0.2 pts
60Dominican Republic49.3n/a
61Brazil47.8+2.8 pts
62Armenia47.7+2.9 pts
63Kyrgyzstan46.4-2.2 pts
64Georgia46.3+5.7 pts
65Malta45.4+0.9 pts
66Palestine44.8-0.4 pts
67Bahrain44.8+0.7 pts
68Panama44.6n/a
69Syria44.5+13 pts
70China43.7+11 pts
71Lebanon42.9-5.4 pts
72Oman41.2+6 pts
73Cuba40.8-7.2 pts
74Mauritius40-1.4 pts
75North Macedonia39.3+0.4 pts
76Malaysia38.4+0.3 pts
77Liechtenstein37.5n/a
78Algeria36+0.6 pts
79Philippines33.9+2 pts
80Tunisia33.7-0.5 pts
81Bermuda33.3-1.9 pts
82Vietnam31.3+5.7 pts
83Mexico31.2+0.9 pts
84Brunei30.1+6.6 pts
85Indonesia30+0.1 pts
86Egypt29.1+0.8 pts
87El Salvador27.5-0.7 pts
88India26+1.6 pts
89Morocco25.3+2.9 pts
90Botswana24.8-1.5 pts
91Tajikistan24.2+1.6 pts
92Belize240 pts
93Saint Vincent and the Grenadines23.9+4.2 pts
94Cape Verde23.3+1 pts
95Azerbaijan23.2+1.7 pts
96Honduras19.7+0.3 pts
97Laos18.5-0.4 pts
98South Africa18.5-0.1 pts
99Namibia18.5+1 pts
100Guatemala18.3-1.3 pts
101Sri Lanka17.9+0.1 pts
102Aruba17.8+0.6 pts
103Qatar17.3+2.4 pts
104Saint Lucia17.1+3.1 pts
105Cameroon16.8+1 pts
106Sudan16-0.7 pts
107Ghana15.1+1.7 pts
108Benin14.7-0.1 pts
109Maldives13.7n/a
110Bangladesh13.6+0.1 pts
111Andorra13.5-1 pts
112Turks and Caicos Islands13.5n/a
113Nepal13.2-2.2 pts
114Senegal10.9+0.3 pts
115Guinea10.9+0.4 pts
116Togo10.5-0.3 pts
117Lesotho10.4-0 pts
118Comoros9.6+0.5 pts
119São Tomé and Príncipe9.2n/a
120Pakistan8.70 pts
121Afghanistan8.4n/a
122Uzbekistan80 pts
123Côte d’Ivoire7.7+0.4 pts
124Rwanda7.4+1.1 pts
125Sint Maarten7.3n/a
126Seychelles7.3+3.8 pts
127Turkmenistan7n/a
128Mozambique6.3+0.7 pts
129Ethiopia5.9n/a
130Mali5.5-0.4 pts
131Burkina Faso4.9+0.3 pts
132Madagascar4.7+0.5 pts
133Uganda4.6n/a
134Burundi4.5+0.8 pts
135Eritrea4.1n/a
136Chad3.4n/a
137Malawi0.8n/a

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About this ranking

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the countries are compared on one definition. 66 countries with data in other periods have no value for 2014 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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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UNESCO Institute for Statistics. (2026). School enrollment, tertiary, % gross (SE.TER.ENRR) (Countries by tertiary education gross enrolment ratio, 2014) [Data set]. World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.TER.ENRR

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School enrollment, tertiary, % gross (SE.TER.ENRR), Countries by tertiary education gross enrolment ratio, 2014. UNESCO Institute for Statistics, 8 Oct. 2026, https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.TER.ENRR. World Bank, World Development Indicators, https://data.worldbank.org. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/tertiary-enrolment-ratio/countries?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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UNESCO Institute for Statistics. 2026. School enrollment, tertiary, % gross (SE.TER.ENRR). Countries by tertiary education gross enrolment ratio, 2014. Dataset. Distributed by World Bank, World Development Indicators. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.TER.ENRR. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/tertiary-enrolment-ratio/countries?period=2014.

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UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) School enrollment, tertiary, % gross (SE.TER.ENRR), Countries by tertiary education gross enrolment ratio, 2014 [Dataset]. Via World Bank, World Development Indicators. Available at: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.TER.ENRR, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/tertiary-enrolment-ratio/countries?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{School enrollment, tertiary, \% gross (SE.TER.ENRR): Countries by tertiary education gross enrolment ratio, 2014}},
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  publisher = {World Bank, World Development Indicators},
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}
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Which country has the highest tertiary education gross enrolment ratio?

Greece, with 119.1% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Which country has the lowest tertiary education gross enrolment ratio?

Malawi, with 0.8% in 2014.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, School enrollment, tertiary, % gross (SE.TER.ENRR). Retrieved 2026-10-12. 66 countries have no value for 2014 and are not ranked.

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