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Tertiary Enrollment - Ranking 2019

All countries ranked by tertiary enrollment · World Bank
Year

In 2019, Greece (143.96%), Türkiye (117.01%), and Australia (109.76%) ranked highest in tertiary enrollment among all countries. Tanzania ranked lowest at 2.86%.

Tertiary Enrollment by Country - 2019
RankCountryValueYoY %
1st Greece 143.96% +2.1%
2nd Türkiye 117.01% +1.3%
3rd Australia 109.76% +6.2%
4th Puerto Rico (US) 95.69% -11.0%
5th Argentina 95.19% +4.5%
6th Latvia 94.86% +2.0%
7th Finland 94.59% +2.4%
8th Korea 94.00% +0.7%
9th Chile 92.07% +1.0%
10th Singapore 91.09% +2.5%
11th Spain 91.02% -1.3%
12th Cyprus 88.49% +8.8%
13th United States 87.89% -0.5%
14th Austria 86.32% +0.5%
15th Norway 85.76% +0.4%
16th Bulgaria 84.75% +1.9%
17th Ukraine 84.48% +3.7%
18th Hong Kong SAR, China 83.85% +7.2%
19th Denmark 81.69% +0.7%
20th Belarus 81.29% -4.0%
21st Russian Federation 80.95% -0.8%
22nd Macao SAR, China 80.09% +4.3%
23rd Belgium 79.30% +0.2%
24th Saudi Arabia 77.97% +6.5%
25th New Zealand 77.58% -4.5%
26th Fiji 77.56% -2.0%
27th Slovenia 76.47% -1.1%
28th Ireland 75.18% -2.7%
29th Sweden 75.11% +2.3%
30th Croatia 74.05% +1.6%
31st European Union 74.04% +1.5%
32nd Canada 73.11% +5.4%
33rd Estonia 72.71% +0.9%
34th Germany 72.71% +5.1%
35th Poland 70.91% -0.2%
36th Iceland 70.61% +1.8%
37th Lithuania 70.18% +0.7%
38th Georgia 69.65% +4.3%
39th Mongolia 67.97% +4.4%
40th Serbia 67.79% +0.9%
41st France 67.73% +0.3%
42nd Czechia 66.88% +0.1%
43rd Switzerland 66.31% +3.0%
44th Portugal 66.09% +1.5%
45th Italy 65.69% +1.9%
46th United Kingdom 65.48% +7.1%
47th Japan 62.12% -0.1%
48th Uruguay 61.96% +2.8%
49th Albania 61.41% +9.5%
50th Malta 58.54% +3.0%
51st Iran, Islamic Republic of 58.12% -4.5%
52nd Kazakhstan 57.34% +10.3%
53rd Colombia 56.67% -1.1%
54th China 56.61% +6.0%
55th Montenegro 56.26% -3.3%
56th Israel 55.94% -2.5%
57th Costa Rica 55.02% +4.6%
58th Moldova 54.78% +3.7%
59th United Arab Emirates 53.88% +1.3%
60th Algeria 53.86% +1.9%
61st Armenia 53.59% -6.7%
62nd Bahrain 52.90% +5.3%
63rd Brazil 52.62% +2.8%
64th Romania 52.44% +0.9%
65th Hungary 52.36% +2.9%
66th Kuwait 50.44% -3.2%
67th San Marino 50.24% +10.6%
68th Lebanon 50.15% +6.2%
69th Barbados 48.94% +6.7%
70th Slovak Republic 48.19% +0.8%
71st Ecuador 47.26% -0.1%
72nd Bosnia and Herzegovina 46.67% -6.3%
73rd West Bank and Gaza 45.63% -1.8%
74th Oman 45.17% +0.5%
75th Thailand 44.99% -2.6%
76th Cuba 44.78% +5.7%
77th North Macedonia 43.20% -1.5%
78th Mexico 43.04% +3.4%
79th Mauritius 42.99% +6.4%
80th Seychelles 41.30% +6.3%
81st Liechtenstein 41.17% +7.5%
82nd Kyrgyz Republic 40.83% +3.2%
83rd Malaysia 40.81% -5.8%
84th Morocco 37.72% +6.8%
85th Marshall Islands 37.36% +1.9%
86th Indonesia 37.32% +3.2%
87th Egypt, Arab Republic of 33.62% -6.9%
88th Azerbaijan 32.92% +13.6%
89th Tunisia 31.44% +1.6%
90th Viet Nam 30.22% +16.5%
91st Jordan 30.11% -4.6%
92nd Philippines 30.05% +6.9%
93rd India 28.80% +1.6%
94th El Salvador 28.52% +1.1%
95th Brunei Darussalam 27.77% -0.6%
96th Namibia 25.90% +9.3%
97th Honduras 25.32% -4.0%
98th Belize 25.14% +2.2%
99th Maldives 24.65% -26.0%
100th British Virgin Islands 24.25% +36.6%
101st Bangladesh 22.71% +16.0%
102nd Guatemala 22.56% +2.7%
103rd South Africa 22.24% -0.5%
104th Botswana 21.50% +0.1%
105th Qatar 21.09% +20.9%
106th Sri Lanka 19.46% +8.8%
107th Luxembourg 19.40% +0.0%
108th Ghana 17.36% +9.2%
109th St. Lucia 15.95% +8.8%
110th Bhutan 15.94% +6.8%
111th Andorra 15.44% -1.8%
112th Cameroon 15.05% +3.5%
113th Nepal 13.81% +9.5%
114th Lao PDR 13.74% -5.2%
115th Samoa 13.58% -4.1%
116th Togo 13.16% +2.0%
117th Uzbekistan 13.03% +30.9%
118th Cambodia 12.94% -2.5%
119th Senegal 12.61% +1.5%
120th Turks and Caicos Islands 11.74% +3.9%
121st Pakistan 11.10% +35.3%
122nd Turkmenistan 11.05% +57.8%
123rd Kenya 10.50% -11.1%
124th Benin 10.39% -10.2%
125th Côte d'Ivoire 10.33% +8.4%
126th Burkina Faso 6.91% +9.3%
127th Rwanda 6.31% -6.6%
128th Mauritania 5.89% +14.7%
129th Madagascar 5.29% +3.3%
130th Suriname 5.26% -53.2%
131st Niger 4.15% -4.3%
132nd Tanzania 2.86% -33.3%

FAQ

Which country has the highest tertiary enrollment in 2019?

Greece has the highest tertiary enrollment in 2019 at 143.96%.

Which country has the lowest tertiary enrollment in 2019?

Tanzania has the lowest tertiary enrollment in 2019 at 2.86%.

How many countries are ranked by tertiary enrollment?

132 countries have tertiary enrollment data for 2019.

What are the top 3 countries by tertiary enrollment?

1. Greece (143.96%), 2. Türkiye (117.01%), 3. Australia (109.76%).