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Tertiary Enrollment - Ranking 2017

All countries ranked by tertiary enrollment · World Bank
Year

In 2017, Greece (135.33%), Türkiye (110.53%), and Australia (109.99%) ranked highest in tertiary enrollment among all countries. Niger ranked lowest at 3.67%.

Tertiary Enrollment by Country - 2017
RankCountryValueYoY %
1st Greece 135.33% +3.0%
2nd Türkiye 110.53% +6.6%
3rd Australia 109.99% -8.1%
4th Puerto Rico (US) 100.74% +0.1%
5th Grenada 98.70% +2.0%
6th Korea 93.72% +0.1%
7th Spain 91.89% +2.3%
8th Finland 90.70% +1.5%
9th Chile 89.92% +1.2%
10th Belarus 89.47% -2.2%
11th Argentina 89.33% +3.1%
12th United States 88.17% -0.8%
13th Latvia 88.06% +9.2%
14th Singapore 84.79% +1.0%
15th Austria 83.84% +1.2%
16th Norway 83.74% +2.1%
17th Netherlands 83.20% +4.2%
18th Fiji 82.34% +6.2%
19th Russian Federation 81.71% -2.6%
20th Denmark 81.32% -1.0%
21st New Zealand 81.27% -0.7%
22nd Macao SAR, China 81.27% +1.7%
23rd Bulgaria 81.22% +0.7%
24th Belgium 80.77% +4.6%
25th Ukraine 80.20% +4.1%
26th Slovenia 79.27% -0.3%
27th Ireland 77.78% +0.3%
28th Cyprus 75.94% +13.1%
29th Hong Kong SAR, China 72.92% +3.7%
30th Estonia 72.14% -1.2%
31st European Union 71.79% +1.8%
32nd Croatia 71.38% +2.6%
33rd Iceland 71.34% -4.5%
34th Peru 71.24% -2.7%
35th Saudi Arabia 70.75% +10.6%
36th Poland 70.62% +1.1%
37th Sweden 70.43% +3.1%
38th Canada 70.27% +1.5%
39th Germany 68.47% +0.8%
40th Lithuania 68.39% +1.0%
41st Czechia 67.71% +0.3%
42nd Serbia 66.49% +7.0%
43rd Iran, Islamic Republic of 66.35% -2.3%
44th France 65.80% +1.7%
45th Mongolia 64.41% -1.3%
46th Portugal 64.20% +1.5%
47th Georgia 63.54% +9.2%
48th Italy 62.70% +2.2%
49th Japan 62.46% -1.1%
50th Switzerland 62.46% +2.1%
51st Montenegro 60.91% +2.9%
52nd Dominican Republic 59.92% +9.9%
53rd Uruguay 59.75% +0.2%
54th United Kingdom 59.63% +2.6%
55th Israel 59.07% -2.3%
56th Colombia 58.40% +2.2%
57th Albania 58.02% -0.8%
58th Armenia 55.51% +2.1%
59th Kuwait 54.92% -7.3%
60th Bosnia and Herzegovina 54.53% -4.3%
61st Costa Rica 54.45% +5.4%
62nd Malta 52.84% +9.8%
63rd Moldova 51.95% -1.7%
64th China 51.07% +3.6%
65th Barbados 51.01% -2.0%
66th Romania 50.51% +1.2%
67th Brazil 50.03% +3.5%
68th Kazakhstan 49.97% +8.5%
69th Hungary 49.91% +0.9%
70th Algeria 49.18% +12.0%
71st Slovak Republic 49.13% -2.3%
72nd Bahrain 48.73% +4.2%
73rd Thailand 47.43% -3.8%
74th West Bank and Gaza 45.50% +0.2%
75th Lebanon 44.19% +4.0%
76th Oman 43.58% -6.9%
77th North Macedonia 43.51% +3.4%
78th Malaysia 42.29% -6.9%
79th Seychelles 42.21% +64.6%
80th Kyrgyz Republic 41.58% -6.8%
81st Cuba 41.17% +17.5%
82nd Mexico 40.34% +4.5%
83rd Mauritius 39.66% +3.3%
84th Indonesia 35.97% +3.3%
85th Liechtenstein 35.62% +1.7%
86th Philippines 33.68% -12.2%
87th Morocco 33.47% +4.3%
88th Maldives 33.33% +143.6%
89th Egypt, Arab Republic of 33.10% +3.9%
90th Brunei Darussalam 31.24% +9.0%
91st Tunisia 30.93% -0.9%
92nd Tajikistan 30.24% +6.0%
93rd Jordan 28.62% -16.0%
94th Azerbaijan 28.47% +4.5%
95th India 27.73% +2.4%
96th El Salvador 27.64% +1.7%
97th Viet Nam 25.95% -10.8%
98th Belize 24.73% +1.0%
99th Cabo Verde 24.56% +3.7%
100th Honduras 24.56% +16.9%
101st Namibia 22.48% +4.9%
102nd Bermuda 21.81% -28.8%
103rd Botswana 21.48% -5.2%
104th South Africa 21.09% +11.4%
105th St. Lucia 20.75% +4.8%
106th Luxembourg 19.60% -1.6%
107th Comoros 18.82% +96.2%
108th Bangladesh 18.52% +6.4%
109th Sri Lanka 17.19% +0.3%
110th Qatar 16.78% +13.2%
111th Ghana 16.21% +3.8%
112th Andorra 15.67% +3.1%
113th Lao PDR 15.41% -9.8%
114th Bhutan 14.84% +43.2%
115th Samoa 13.26% +84.5%
116th Cameroon 12.98% +2.2%
117th Cambodia 12.52% -8.1%
118th Togo 12.31% +1.8%
119th Congo, Republic of 12.15% +41.8%
120th Turks and Caicos Islands 11.82% +6.8%
121st Kenya 11.80% +1.5%
122nd Nepal 11.44% +3.1%
123rd Senegal 11.35% +4.2%
124th Benin 11.34% -5.1%
125th Lesotho 10.31% +6.0%
126th Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 9.86% +24.2%
127th Côte d'Ivoire 9.52% +7.1%
128th Uzbekistan 8.65% +3.7%
129th Pakistan 8.62% +3.6%
130th Rwanda 7.34% -3.1%
131st Mozambique 7.25% -1.3%
132nd Burkina Faso 5.83% +7.9%
133rd Mauritania 5.16% -7.3%
134th Madagascar 5.08% +8.9%
135th Tanzania 4.78% +28.2%
136th Burundi 4.31% +8.2%
137th Niger 3.67% +6.3%

FAQ

Which country has the highest tertiary enrollment in 2017?

Greece has the highest tertiary enrollment in 2017 at 135.33%.

Which country has the lowest tertiary enrollment in 2017?

Niger has the lowest tertiary enrollment in 2017 at 3.67%.

How many countries are ranked by tertiary enrollment?

137 countries have tertiary enrollment data for 2017.

What are the top 3 countries by tertiary enrollment?

1. Greece (135.33%), 2. Türkiye (110.53%), 3. Australia (109.99%).