Tertiary Enrollment Rate

This ranking compares access to higher and comparable tertiary education. The raw value is the gross tertiary enrollment ratio in percent; higher values mean broader higher-education access and receive a higher rating up to full coverage.
1 Cuba94 % 94 % 94
1 Korea Republic94 % 94 % 94
1 Turkey94 % 94 % 94
4 Belarus92 % 92 % 92
4 Singapore92 % 92 % 92
6 Argentina90 % 90 % 90
6 Chile90 % 90 % 90
6 Finland90 % 90 % 90
6 Korea DPR90 % 90 % 90
10 Russia88 % 88 % 88
11 Ukraine85 % 85 % 85
11 Venezuela85 % 85 % 85
13 Austria82 % 82 % 82
13 Denmark82 % 82 % 82
13 Estonia82 % 82 % 82
13 Greece82 % 82 % 82
13 Iceland82 % 82 % 82
13 Norway82 % 82 % 82
19 Bulgaria80 % 80 % 80
19 Chinese Taipei80 % 80 % 80
19 Hong Kong80 % 80 % 80
19 Netherlands80 % 80 % 80
19 New Zealand80 % 80 % 80
19 Slovenia80 % 80 % 80
25 Belgium78 % 78 % 78
25 Ireland78 % 78 % 78
27 Australia75 % 75 % 75
27 Mongolia75 % 75 % 75
29 Croatia72 % 72 % 72
29 Germany72 % 72 % 72
29 Latvia72 % 72 % 72
29 Lithuania72 % 72 % 72
29 Saudi Arabia72 % 72 % 72
29 Spain72 % 72 % 72
35 Canada68 % 68 % 68
35 Georgia68 % 68 % 68
35 Israel68 % 68 % 68
35 Kazakhstan68 % 68 % 68
35 Poland68 % 68 % 68
35 Puerto Rico68 % 68 % 68
35 Serbia68 % 68 % 68
35 Sweden68 % 68 % 68
43 Czech Republic65 % 65 % 65
43 France65 % 65 % 65
43 Iran65 % 65 % 65
43 Italy65 % 65 % 65
43 Japan65 % 65 % 65
43 Portugal65 % 65 % 65
43 San Marino65 % 65 % 65
50 Aruba62 % 62 % 62
50 Curacao62 % 62 % 62
50 Romania62 % 62 % 62
50 Slovakia62 % 62 % 62
50 United States62 % 62 % 62
55 Albania60 % 60 % 60
55 Guam60 % 60 % 60
55 Macau60 % 60 % 60
55 Switzerland60 % 60 % 60
55 U.S. Virgin Islands60 % 60 % 60
55 United Kingdom60 % 60 % 60
61 China57 % 57 % 57
62 Armenia55 % 55 % 55
62 Barbados55 % 55 % 55
62 Bermuda55 % 55 % 55
62 Bolivia55 % 55 % 55
62 Cyprus55 % 55 % 55
62 Dominican Republic55 % 55 % 55
62 Guadeloupe55 % 55 % 55
62 Jordan55 % 55 % 55
62 Luxembourg55 % 55 % 55
62 Martinique55 % 55 % 55
62 Montenegro55 % 55 % 55
62 North Macedonia55 % 55 % 55
62 Northern Mariana Islands55 % 55 % 55
62 Peru55 % 55 % 55
76 Azerbaijan52 % 52 % 52
76 Bosnia and Herzegovina52 % 52 % 52
76 Colombia52 % 52 % 52
76 Costa Rica52 % 52 % 52
76 Lebanon52 % 52 % 52
76 Réunion52 % 52 % 52
76 United Arab Emirates52 % 52 % 52
76 Uruguay52 % 52 % 52
84 American Samoa50 % 50 % 50
84 Brazil50 % 50 % 50
84 British Virgin Islands50 % 50 % 50
84 Cayman Islands50 % 50 % 50
84 Hungary50 % 50 % 50
84 Libya50 % 50 % 50
84 Malta50 % 50 % 50
84 Monaco50 % 50 % 50
84 Palestine50 % 50 % 50
84 Tahiti50 % 50 % 50
84 Turks and Caicos Islands50 % 50 % 50
95 Thailand49 % 49 % 49
96 Kyrgyzstan48 % 48 % 48
96 Mauritius48 % 48 % 48
96 Moldova48 % 48 % 48
96 Oman48 % 48 % 48
100 Algeria47 % 47 % 47
100 Panama47 % 47 % 47
102 Andorra45 % 45 % 45
102 Anguilla45 % 45 % 45
102 French Guiana45 % 45 % 45
102 Greenland45 % 45 % 45
102 Grenada45 % 45 % 45
102 New Caledonia45 % 45 % 45
102 Palau45 % 45 % 45
102 Saint-Martin45 % 45 % 45
102 Sint Maarten45 % 45 % 45
111 Malaysia44 % 44 % 44
112 Ecuador43 % 43 % 43
113 Kosovo42 % 42 % 42
113 Kuwait42 % 42 % 42
113 Liechtenstein42 % 42 % 42
113 Trinidad and Tobago42 % 42 % 42
117 Mexico41 % 41 % 41
118 Bahamas40 % 40 % 40
118 Cook Islands40 % 40 % 40
118 Faroe Islands40 % 40 % 40
118 Saint Pierre and Miquelon40 % 40 % 40
118 Syria40 % 40 % 40
123 Tunisia39 % 39 % 39
124 Egypt38 % 38 % 38
124 Indonesia38 % 38 % 38
126 Morocco36 % 36 % 36
127 Dominica35 % 35 % 35
127 Gibraltar35 % 35 % 35
127 Jamaica35 % 35 % 35
127 Montserrat35 % 35 % 35
127 Niue35 % 35 % 35
127 Philippines35 % 35 % 35
127 Saint Kitts and Nevis35 % 35 % 35
127 Uzbekistan35 % 35 % 35
135 Bahrain32 % 32 % 32
135 Brunei32 % 32 % 32
135 Maldives32 % 32 % 32
135 Paraguay32 % 32 % 32
135 Tajikistan32 % 32 % 32
135 Turkmenistan32 % 32 % 32
141 Antigua and Barbuda30 % 30 % 30
141 India30 % 30 % 30
141 Micronesia30 % 30 % 30
141 Nauru30 % 30 % 30
141 Qatar30 % 30 % 30
141 Vietnam30 % 30 % 30
147 Belize28 % 28 % 28
147 Congo28 % 28 % 28
147 El Salvador28 % 28 % 28
147 Gabon28 % 28 % 28
147 Iraq28 % 28 % 28
147 Marshall Islands28 % 28 % 28
147 Nicaragua28 % 28 % 28
147 Saint Lucia28 % 28 % 28
147 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines28 % 28 % 28
147 São Tomé and Príncipe28 % 28 % 28
157 Suriname27 % 27 % 27
158 Botswana25 % 25 % 25
158 Samoa25 % 25 % 25
160 Cape Verde24 % 24 % 24
160 Guyana24 % 24 % 24
162 Bangladesh22 % 22 % 22
162 Guatemala22 % 22 % 22
162 Honduras22 % 22 % 22
162 South Africa22 % 22 % 22
162 Sri Lanka22 % 22 % 22
162 Timor-Leste22 % 22 % 22
168 Angola20 % 20 % 20
168 Equatorial Guinea20 % 20 % 20
168 Ghana20 % 20 % 20
168 Laos20 % 20 % 20
168 Mayotte20 % 20 % 20
168 Namibia20 % 20 % 20
168 Nepal20 % 20 % 20
168 Seychelles20 % 20 % 20
168 Solomon Islands20 % 20 % 20
168 Tonga20 % 20 % 20
168 Vanuatu20 % 20 % 20
168 Wallis and Futuna20 % 20 % 20
180 Cambodia18 % 18 % 18
180 Cameroon18 % 18 % 18
180 Fiji18 % 18 % 18
180 Ivory Coast18 % 18 % 18
180 Myanmar18 % 18 % 18
180 Nigeria18 % 18 % 18
180 Togo18 % 18 % 18
187 Sudan17 % 17 % 17
188 Benin15 % 15 % 15
188 Kiribati15 % 15 % 15
188 Tuvalu15 % 15 % 15
191 Bhutan14 % 14 % 14
192 Gambia12 % 12 % 12
192 Guinea12 % 12 % 12
192 Kenya12 % 12 % 12
192 Pakistan12 % 12 % 12
192 Senegal12 % 12 % 12
192 Swaziland12 % 12 % 12
192 Western Sahara12 % 12 % 12
199 Afghanistan10 % 10 % 10
199 Comoros10 % 10 % 10
199 Ethiopia10 % 10 % 10
199 Yemen10 % 10 % 10
199 Zanzibar10 % 10 % 10
199 Zimbabwe10 % 10 % 10
205 Tanzania9 % 9 % 9
206 Congo DR8 % 8 % 8
206 Djibouti8 % 8 % 8
206 Guinea-Bissau8 % 8 % 8
206 Lesotho8 % 8 % 8
206 Mozambique8 % 8 % 8
206 Papua New Guinea8 % 8 % 8
206 Rwanda8 % 8 % 8
206 Sierra Leone8 % 8 % 8
206 Uganda8 % 8 % 8
215 Burkina Faso7 % 7 % 7
215 Madagascar7 % 7 % 7
215 Zambia7 % 7 % 7
218 Mali6 % 6 % 6
218 Mauritania6 % 6 % 6
220 Burundi5 % 5 % 5
220 Eritrea5 % 5 % 5
220 Haiti5 % 5 % 5
220 Liberia5 % 5 % 5
220 Malawi5 % 5 % 5
225 Central African Republic4 % 4 % 4
225 Chad4 % 4 % 4
225 Niger4 % 4 % 4
225 Somalia4 % 4 % 4
229 South Sudan3 % 3 % 3

Last rating: June 22nd, 2026

How the Raw Value Is Calculated

The raw value is the gross tertiary enrollment ratio in percent. It shows how many people are enrolled in universities, colleges or comparable tertiary pathways relative to the typical tertiary-age population.

The main source is World Bank series SE.TER.ENRR, based on UNESCO Institute for Statistics data. Because the gross ratio includes older students, repeaters and later education pathways, it can theoretically exceed 100% in some countries.

For countries and territories without a current separate series, Nomadino uses maintained replacement values based on UNESCO/World Bank context, the administering state, regional comparators and existing education data.

The rating follows the raw value up to full coverage: 0% receives 0 points, 50% receives 50 points and 100% or more receives 100 points. Values above 100% are capped for the rating so mass enrollment does not create unlimited extra credit.

This indicator measures access to higher education. It does not say whether degree programmes are high quality; learning outcomes remain a separate quality anchor in the board.