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United States - Tertiary Enrollment 2015

School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) · World Bank
88.89% +0.26pp from 2014 Global rank: 9th

United States's tertiary enrollment was 88.89% in 2015, increased +0.26pp from 88.63% in 2014. This was the 9th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2015▾
Tertiary Enrollment by Country - 2015
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Australia 119.68% -
2nd Puerto Rico (US) 100.71% 3.6%
3rd Grenada 96.79% 70.2%
4th Türkiye 95.56% 9.8%
5th Korea 93.97% -0.5%
6th St. Kitts and Nevis 93.92% 3.3%
7th Belarus 93.79% -0.6%
8th Finland 89.66% -0.4%
9th United States 88.89% 0.3%
10th Spain 88.57% 0.7%
11th Chile 86.42% 3.3%
12th Russian Federation 84.24% -0.3%
13th Argentina 83.76% 3.3%
14th Denmark 83.30% 2.4%
15th Austria 82.26% 1.5%
16th Slovenia 82.20% -2.6%
17th New Zealand 82.18% 1.8%
18th Netherlands 80.16% 5.7%
19th Norway 79.21% 1.2%
20th Bulgaria 78.30% 7.3%
21st Ireland 77.23% 4.6%
22nd Ukraine 76.86% -8.3%
23rd Belgium 76.42% 3.2%
24th Macao SAR, China 76.17% 9.9%
25th Iceland 75.64% -5.9%
26th Estonia 74.58% -2.1%
27th Latvia 74.30% 4.8%
28th Iran, Islamic Republic of 70.69% 9.6%
29th Mongolia 70.36% 5.5%
30th European Union 69.77% 1.5%
31st Poland 69.37% -1.2%
32nd Hong Kong SAR, China 68.70% -1.4%
33rd Croatia 68.44% -0.3%
34th Fiji 68.42% -1.5%
35th Germany 68.23% 4.7%
36th Lithuania 67.74% -1.7%
37th Canada 67.27% 0.2%
38th Czechia 67.23% -0.2%
39th Sweden 66.43% 2.3%
40th Montenegro 63.94% 1.1%
41st France 62.79% 2.1%
42nd Japan 62.47% -0.4%
43rd Albania 61.96% -5.5%
44th Portugal 61.80% -
45th Italy 60.94% 0.1%
46th Israel 60.82% -2.1%
47th Switzerland 60.82% 4.7%
48th Cyprus 60.10% 13.2%
49th Kuwait 58.94% 5.5%
50th Serbia 58.29% 0.4%
51st Uruguay 57.79% -3.4%
52nd Barbados 57.28% -19.6%
53rd Saudi Arabia 57.09% 7.4%
54th United Kingdom 56.49% -0.1%
55th Bosnia and Herzegovina 55.53% 2.5%
56th Colombia 54.80% 3.0%
57th Slovak Republic 52.72% -2.2%
58th Moldova 52.10% -0.1%
59th Georgia 51.91% 12.0%
60th Dominican Republic 51.75% 4.9%
61st Costa Rica 51.28% 1.9%
62nd Hungary 50.07% -5.2%
63rd Romania 49.36% -3.4%
64th Armenia 48.73% 2.1%
65th Brazil 48.43% 2.7%
66th Kazakhstan 48.35% -5.4%
67th Syrian Arab Republic 47.84% 7.6%
68th Panama 47.58% 6.6%
69th China 47.12% 7.8%
70th Malta 46.95% 5.5%
71st Kyrgyz Republic 46.55% 0.4%
72nd West Bank and Gaza 46.09% 2.8%
73rd Thailand 45.71% -8.4%
74th Bahrain 45.64% 1.9%
75th Oman 45.19% 9.7%
76th Ecuador 44.54% 12.0%
77th Malaysia 44.29% 15.4%
78th North Macedonia 42.08% 7.0%
79th British Virgin Islands 40.34% -42.8%
80th Lebanon 39.29% -8.5%
81st Algeria 38.24% 6.1%
82nd Mauritius 37.76% -5.7%
83rd Cuba 36.75% -9.9%
84th Jordan 36.63% -16.6%
85th Philippines 35.87% 5.9%
86th Marshall Islands 34.32% 16.9%
87th Liechtenstein 33.54% -10.5%
88th Tunisia 33.37% -1.0%
89th Egypt, Arab Republic of 32.88% 13.0%
90th Indonesia 32.46% 8.2%
91st Mexico 31.97% 2.5%
92nd Bermuda 30.62% -8.1%
93rd Viet Nam 29.73% -5.1%
94th Brunei Darussalam 28.66% -4.7%
95th Morocco 28.55% 12.8%
96th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 27.94% -6.3%
97th El Salvador 27.39% -0.5%
98th India 27.06% 5.1%
99th Botswana 26.87% 8.2%
100th Jamaica 26.23% 2.4%
101st Tajikistan 26.07% 7.6%
102nd Azerbaijan 25.48% 10.0%
103rd St. Vincent and the Grenadines 23.62% -1.3%
104th Belize 23.44% -2.4%
105th Cabo Verde 22.52% -3.2%
106th Guatemala 21.96% 20.3%
107th Honduras 20.32% 3.0%
108th Luxembourg 20.29% 6.1%
109th Namibia 19.66% 6.4%
110th South Africa 19.03% 3.0%
111th Sri Lanka 18.17% 1.7%
112th Lao PDR 18.16% -1.8%
113th Cameroon 17.30% 3.2%
114th St. Lucia 17.03% -0.3%
115th Aruba 16.73% -5.7%
116th Seychelles 16.50% 126.3%
117th Qatar 15.93% -7.9%
118th Sudan 15.86% -0.6%
119th Bangladesh 15.57% 14.7%
120th Ghana 15.56% 3.2%
121st Andorra 13.82% 2.1%
122nd Cambodia 13.62% 18.5%
123rd São Tomé and Principe 12.82% 38.7%
124th Benin 12.49% -15.0%
125th Turks and Caicos Islands 12.38% -8.4%
126th Nepal 12.28% -7.2%
127th Zimbabwe 11.05% 51.0%
128th Senegal 10.84% -0.3%
129th Togo 10.81% 2.6%
130th Lesotho 9.73% -6.6%
131st Kenya 9.25% 131.8%
132nd Angola 8.78% -4.8%
133rd Côte d'Ivoire 8.46% 9.4%
134th Pakistan 8.44% -3.5%
135th Uzbekistan 8.05% 0.8%
136th Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 7.93% 8.3%
137th Rwanda 7.53% 2.3%
138th Mozambique 6.73% 7.7%
139th Mauritania 5.88% 1.5%
140th Burundi 5.26% 17.7%
141st Mali 5.13% -7.4%
142nd Burkina Faso 4.90% 0.2%
143rd Madagascar 4.66% -0.6%
144th Tanzania 3.98% 8.4%
145th Eritrea 3.52% -14.8%
146th Niger 3.24% 110.2%
147th Chad 3.23% -4.7%
148th Malawi 0.81% -2.2%
Source: World Bank (SE.TER.ENRR)

FAQ

What was United States's tertiary enrollment in 2015?▾

United States's tertiary enrollment in 2015 was 88.89%. This ranked 9th globally.

How did United States's tertiary enrollment change in 2015?▾

United States's tertiary enrollment increased by 0.3% in 2015 compared to 2014.

Which country had the highest tertiary enrollment in 2015?▾

Australia had the highest tertiary enrollment in 2015 at 119.68%.

What is the tertiary enrollment of United States in 2015?▾

The tertiary enrollment of United States in 2015 was 88.89%. This ranked 9th globally.

How does 2015 compare to 2014 for United States's tertiary enrollment?▾

United States's tertiary enrollment went from 88.63% in 2014 to 88.89% in 2015, a 0.3% increase.

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