School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross) - Country Ranking

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison

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Rank Country Value Year
1 Greece 147.08 2019
2 Turkey 118.57 2019
3 Korea 107.87 2019
4 Australia 98.72 2019
5 Macao SAR, China 96.60 2020
6 Grenada 93.20 2018
7 Chile 86.07 2019
8 Cyprus 85.69 2019
9 Singapore 85.58 2019
10 Finland 84.82 2019
11 Spain 84.07 2019
12 Netherlands 81.60 2018
13 Belarus 81.18 2020
14 Latvia 79.92 2019
15 Russia 79.85 2019
16 Puerto Rico 79.82 2016
17 Hong Kong SAR, China 79.58 2020
18 Austria 78.18 2019
19 Ukraine 76.83 2014
20 Uruguay 76.58 2019
21 United States 73.99 2019
22 Germany 72.76 2019
23 Argentina 71.35 2019
24 Ireland 69.91 2019
25 Denmark 68.91 2019
26 Peru 68.73 2017
27 Belgium 68.64 2019
28 Saudi Arabia 67.93 2020
29 Norway 67.56 2019
30 Canada 65.41 2019
31 Bulgaria 65.34 2019
32 Japan 65.17 2018
33 Kazakhstan 64.14 2020
34 New Zealand 63.89 2019
35 Slovenia 63.79 2019
36 Portugal 62.77 2019
37 Switzerland 62.09 2019
38 Georgia 62.01 2020
39 France 60.87 2019
40 Lithuania 60.31 2019
41 Sweden 59.84 2019
42 Estonia 59.69 2019
43 San Marino 59.54 2020
44 Venezuela 59.35 2008
45 Iran 59.24 2020
46 St. Kitts and Nevis 57.73 2015
47 Libya 57.50 2003
48 Serbia 56.99 2020
49 Italy 56.65 2019
50 Croatia 56.54 2019
51 Mongolia 55.67 2019
52 United Kingdom 55.64 2019
53 Czech Republic 55.11 2019
54 Poland 55.06 2019
55 Malta 54.27 2019
56 China 53.57 2020
57 Iceland 53.29 2019
58 Liechtenstein 52.75 2019
59 Costa Rica 51.98 2019
60 Colombia 51.06 2019
61 Moldova 48.92 2020
62 Israel 48.71 2019
63 Montenegro 47.37 2020
64 Hungary 47.17 2019
65 United Arab Emirates 46.36 2020
66 Brazil 46.26 2019
67 Bahrain 45.26 2020
68 Romania 45.12 2019
69 Albania 45.05 2020
70 Ecuador 44.34 2019
71 Palau 43.92 2013
72 Kuwait 43.45 2020
73 Fiji 43.36 2019
74 Dominican Republic 42.98 2017
75 Armenia 42.18 2020
76 Mexico 41.68 2019
77 Kyrgyz Republic 41.37 2020
78 Thailand 41.05 2016
79 Syrian Arab Republic 40.51 2019
80 Barbados 40.33 2011
81 Morocco 39.58 2020
82 Algeria 39.16 2020
83 Egypt 38.04 2018
84 Malaysia 37.71 2019
85 North Macedonia 37.32 2018
86 Panama 37.31 2016
87 Slovak Republic 37.21 2019
88 Mauritius 36.11 2020
89 Oman 35.57 2020
90 Tajikistan 35.47 2017
91 Dem. People's Rep. Korea 35.22 2018
92 Indonesia 33.75 2018
93 Cuba 33.35 2020
94 Azerbaijan 32.37 2020
95 Lebanon 31.83 1985
96 Philippines 30.78 2017
97 Jordan 30.27 2020
98 Bosnia and Herzegovina 30.18 2020
99 Paraguay 28.64 2010
100 India 27.80 2020
101 El Salvador 27.54 2018
102 Bangladesh 25.70 2020
103 Vietnam 25.53 2016
104 Brunei 25.35 2020
105 Tunisia 22.61 2019
106 Honduras 21.37 2019
107 Timor-Leste 20.63 2010
108 Guatemala 20.52 2019
109 Botswana 20.34 2020
110 Iraq 20.13 2005
111 Jamaica 19.88 2015
112 Togo 19.71 2020
113 Ghana 19.62 2020
114 South Africa 19.20 2019
115 Cabo Verde 19.04 2018
116 Belize 18.98 2020
117 Gabon 18.79 2019
118 Cayman Islands 18.02 2008
119 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 17.79 2015
120 Luxembourg 17.09 2019
121 Benin 17.00 2018
122 São Tomé and Principe 16.89 2016
123 Uzbekistan 16.88 2020
124 Sudan 16.78 2015
125 Turkmenistan 16.60 2020
126 Sri Lanka 16.53 2020
127 Nicaragua 16.51 2002
128 Namibia 16.15 2018
129 Bhutan 15.98 2020
130 Senegal 15.74 2020
131 Myanmar 15.63 2018
132 Antigua and Barbuda 15.27 2012
133 Congo 15.17 2017
134 Cambodia 15.16 2019
135 Cameroon 15.12 2018
136 Afghanistan 15.05 2020
137 Liberia 14.65 2012
138 Samoa 14.42 2020
139 Yemen 14.02 2011
140 Kenya 13.20 2017
141 Nepal 13.15 2020
142 Ethiopia 13.03 2018
143 Lao PDR 12.60 2020
144 Pakistan 12.32 2019
145 Nigeria 12.00 2011
146 Côte d'Ivoire 11.41 2019
147 Tonga 10.76 2020
148 St. Lucia 10.70 2020
149 Trinidad and Tobago 10.56 2004
150 Angola 10.24 2016
151 Burkina Faso 10.05 2020
152 Guinea 9.98 2019
153 Comoros 9.91 2014
154 Suriname 9.46 2002
155 Seychelles 8.76 2020
156 Tanzania 8.53 2020
157 Dem. Rep. Congo 8.47 2016
158 The Bahamas 8.18 1995
159 Mozambique 8.11 2018
160 Qatar 8.04 2020
161 Lesotho 8.02 2018
162 Zimbabwe 8.01 2017
163 Guyana 7.79 2012
164 Mali 7.74 2015
165 Mauritania 7.23 2020
166 Dominica 7.22 1993
167 Eswatini 6.95 2013
168 Rwanda 6.80 2019
169 Djibouti 6.03 2011
170 Vanuatu 5.94 2004
171 Niger 5.87 2020
172 Uganda 5.84 2016
173 Burundi 5.84 2020
174 Madagascar 5.62 2020
175 Chad 5.03 2015
176 Zambia 4.75 2012
177 Central African Republic 4.36 2012
178 Somalia 3.93 1987
179 Eritrea 3.93 2016
180 The Gambia 3.21 2012
181 Sierra Leone 2.75 2002
182 Equatorial Guinea 2.39 2000
183 Papua New Guinea 2.25 1999
184 Haiti 1.59 1986
185 Guinea-Bissau 0.97 1989
186 Malawi 0.75 2015

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Development Relevance: Gross enrollment ratios indicate the capacity of each level of the education system, but a high ratio may reflect a substantial number of overage children enrolled in each grade because of repetition or late entry rather than a successful education system. The net enrollment rate excludes overage and underage students and more accurately captures the system's coverage and internal efficiency. Differences between the gross enrollment ratio and the net enrollment rate show the incidence of overage and underage enrollments.

Limitations and Exceptions: Enrollment indicators are based on annual school surveys, but do not necessarily reflect actual attendance or dropout rates during the year. Also, the length of education differs across countries and can influence enrollment rates, although the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) tries to minimize the difference. For example, a shorter duration for primary education tends to increase the rate; a longer one to decrease it (in part because older children are more at risk of dropping out). Moreover, age at enrollment may be inaccurately estimated or misstated, especially in communities where registration of births is not strictly enforced.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Gross enrollment ratio for tertiary school is calculated by dividing the number of students enrolled in tertiary education regardless of age by the population of the age group which officially corresponds to tertiary education, and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. Population data are drawn from the United Nations Population Division. Using a single source for population data standardizes definitions, estimations, and interpolation methods, ensuring a consistent methodology across countries and minimizing potential enumeration problems in national censuses. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual