Tertiary Enrollment Rate
Gross tertiary enrollment ratio — % of the typical tertiary-age population enrolled in university or college (World Bank). Can exceed 100% when accounting for older students and repeat years. High enrollment: South Korea (~93%), Turkey (~94%), Cuba (~95%), Greece (~82%), Finland (~90%), Australia (~75%), United States (~62%), Canada (~68%), Iceland (~82%). Low enrollment: Sub-Saharan Africa generally 5–25%, South Sudan (~3%), Somalia (~4%), Niger (~4%), Chad (~4%). Tertiary education is crucial for building the skilled workforce that drives innovation, technology adoption, and economic complexity. However, enrollment alone doesn't capture quality — some countries with very high enrollment (Venezuela 85%, Belarus 92%) have political and economic systems that limit returns to education. Nordic countries combine very high enrollment with exceptionally high quality, resulting in the most valuable human capital outcomes. Capped at 100% for scoring purposes.
| #↑ | Country↕ | Raw Value↕ | Score↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korea Republic94 % |
94 % | 94 |
| 1 | Cuba94 % |
94 % | 94 |
| 1 | Turkey94 % |
94 % | 94 |
| 4 | Belarus92 % |
92 % | 92 |
| 4 | Singapore92 % |
92 % | 92 |
| 6 | Finland90 % |
90 % | 90 |
| 6 | Korea DPR90 % |
90 % | 90 |
| 6 | Argentina90 % |
90 % | 90 |
| 6 | Chile90 % |
90 % | 90 |
| 10 | Russia88 % |
88 % | 88 |
| 11 | Ukraine85 % |
85 % | 85 |
| 11 | Venezuela85 % |
85 % | 85 |
| 13 | Denmark82 % |
82 % | 82 |
| 13 | Estonia82 % |
82 % | 82 |
| 13 | Norway82 % |
82 % | 82 |
| 13 | Austria82 % |
82 % | 82 |
| 13 | Iceland82 % |
82 % | 82 |
| 13 | Greece82 % |
82 % | 82 |
| 19 | Netherlands80 % |
80 % | 80 |
| 19 | Hong Kong80 % |
80 % | 80 |
| 19 | Bulgaria80 % |
80 % | 80 |
| 19 | Slovenia80 % |
80 % | 80 |
| 19 | Chinese Taipei80 % |
80 % | 80 |
| 19 | New Zealand80 % |
80 % | 80 |
| 25 | Ireland78 % |
78 % | 78 |
| 25 | Belgium78 % |
78 % | 78 |
| 27 | Australia75 % |
75 % | 75 |
| 27 | Mongolia75 % |
75 % | 75 |
| 29 | Latvia72 % |
72 % | 72 |
| 29 | Lithuania72 % |
72 % | 72 |
| 29 | Germany72 % |
72 % | 72 |
| 29 | Saudi Arabia72 % |
72 % | 72 |
| 29 | Spain72 % |
72 % | 72 |
| 29 | Croatia72 % |
72 % | 72 |
| 35 | Sweden68 % |
68 % | 68 |
| 35 | Canada68 % |
68 % | 68 |
| 35 | Poland68 % |
68 % | 68 |
| 35 | Kazakhstan68 % |
68 % | 68 |
| 35 | Serbia68 % |
68 % | 68 |
| 35 | Israel68 % |
68 % | 68 |
| 35 | Puerto Rico68 % |
68 % | 68 |
| 35 | Georgia68 % |
68 % | 68 |
| 43 | Czech Republic65 % |
65 % | 65 |
| 43 | France65 % |
65 % | 65 |
| 43 | San Marino65 % |
65 % | 65 |
| 43 | Portugal65 % |
65 % | 65 |
| 43 | Italy65 % |
65 % | 65 |
| 43 | Iran65 % |
65 % | 65 |
| 43 | Japan65 % |
65 % | 65 |
| 50 | United States62 % |
62 % | 62 |
| 50 | Aruba62 % |
62 % | 62 |
| 50 | Curacao62 % |
62 % | 62 |
| 50 | Slovakia62 % |
62 % | 62 |
| 50 | Romania62 % |
62 % | 62 |
| 55 | England60 % |
60 % | 60 |
| 55 | Scotland60 % |
60 % | 60 |
| 55 | Macau60 % |
60 % | 60 |
| 55 | Switzerland60 % |
60 % | 60 |
| 55 | U.S. Virgin Islands60 % |
60 % | 60 |
| 55 | Albania60 % |
60 % | 60 |
| 55 | Guam60 % |
60 % | 60 |
| 62 | China57 % |
57 % | 57 |
| 63 | Wales55 % |
55 % | 55 |
| 63 | Northern Ireland55 % |
55 % | 55 |
| 63 | Luxembourg55 % |
55 % | 55 |
| 63 | Bermuda55 % |
55 % | 55 |
| 63 | Jordan55 % |
55 % | 55 |
| 63 | Barbados55 % |
55 % | 55 |
| 63 | North Macedonia55 % |
55 % | 55 |
| 63 | Bolivia55 % |
55 % | 55 |
| 63 | Cyprus55 % |
55 % | 55 |
| 63 | Montenegro55 % |
55 % | 55 |
| 63 | Dominican Republic55 % |
55 % | 55 |
| 63 | Armenia55 % |
55 % | 55 |
| 63 | Peru55 % |
55 % | 55 |
| 63 | Northern Mariana Islands55 % |
55 % | 55 |
| 63 | Martinique55 % |
55 % | 55 |
| 63 | Guadeloupe55 % |
55 % | 55 |
| 79 | Uruguay52 % |
52 % | 52 |
| 79 | United Arab Emirates52 % |
52 % | 52 |
| 79 | Réunion52 % |
52 % | 52 |
| 79 | Bosnia and Herzegovina52 % |
52 % | 52 |
| 79 | Azerbaijan52 % |
52 % | 52 |
| 79 | Lebanon52 % |
52 % | 52 |
| 79 | Colombia52 % |
52 % | 52 |
| 79 | Costa Rica52 % |
52 % | 52 |
| 87 | Malta50 % |
50 % | 50 |
| 87 | Brazil50 % |
50 % | 50 |
| 87 | Libya50 % |
50 % | 50 |
| 87 | Monaco50 % |
50 % | 50 |
| 87 | Hungary50 % |
50 % | 50 |
| 87 | Turks and Caicos Islands50 % |
50 % | 50 |
| 87 | Cayman Islands50 % |
50 % | 50 |
| 87 | Tahiti50 % |
50 % | 50 |
| 87 | American Samoa50 % |
50 % | 50 |
| 87 | British Virgin Islands50 % |
50 % | 50 |
| 87 | Palestine50 % |
50 % | 50 |
| 98 | Thailand49 % |
49 % | 49 |
| 99 | Mauritius48 % |
48 % | 48 |
| 99 | Oman48 % |
48 % | 48 |
| 99 | Moldova48 % |
48 % | 48 |
| 99 | Kyrgyzstan48 % |
48 % | 48 |
| 103 | Panama47 % |
47 % | 47 |
| 103 | Algeria47 % |
47 % | 47 |
| 105 | French Guiana45 % |
45 % | 45 |
| 105 | Andorra45 % |
45 % | 45 |
| 105 | Palau45 % |
45 % | 45 |
| 105 | Anguilla45 % |
45 % | 45 |
| 105 | Sint Maarten45 % |
45 % | 45 |
| 105 | Saint-Martin45 % |
45 % | 45 |
| 105 | Grenada45 % |
45 % | 45 |
| 105 | New Caledonia45 % |
45 % | 45 |
| 113 | Malaysia44 % |
44 % | 44 |
| 114 | Ecuador43 % |
43 % | 43 |
| 115 | Kosovo42 % |
42 % | 42 |
| 115 | Kuwait42 % |
42 % | 42 |
| 115 | Liechtenstein42 % |
42 % | 42 |
| 115 | Trinidad and Tobago42 % |
42 % | 42 |
| 119 | Mexico41 % |
41 % | 41 |
| 120 | Syria40 % |
40 % | 40 |
| 120 | Faroe Islands40 % |
40 % | 40 |
| 120 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon40 % |
40 % | 40 |
| 120 | Bahamas40 % |
40 % | 40 |
| 120 | Cook Islands40 % |
40 % | 40 |
| 125 | Tunisia39 % |
39 % | 39 |
| 126 | Egypt38 % |
38 % | 38 |
| 126 | Indonesia38 % |
38 % | 38 |
| 128 | Morocco36 % |
36 % | 36 |
| 129 | Gibraltar35 % |
35 % | 35 |
| 129 | Uzbekistan35 % |
35 % | 35 |
| 129 | Niue35 % |
35 % | 35 |
| 129 | Jamaica35 % |
35 % | 35 |
| 129 | Montserrat35 % |
35 % | 35 |
| 129 | Saint Kitts and Nevis35 % |
35 % | 35 |
| 129 | Dominica35 % |
35 % | 35 |
| 129 | Philippines35 % |
35 % | 35 |
| 137 | Maldives32 % |
32 % | 32 |
| 137 | Paraguay32 % |
32 % | 32 |
| 137 | Brunei32 % |
32 % | 32 |
| 137 | Bahrain32 % |
32 % | 32 |
| 137 | Turkmenistan32 % |
32 % | 32 |
| 137 | Tajikistan32 % |
32 % | 32 |
| 143 | Qatar30 % |
30 % | 30 |
| 143 | Nauru30 % |
30 % | 30 |
| 143 | India30 % |
30 % | 30 |
| 143 | Vietnam30 % |
30 % | 30 |
| 143 | Antigua and Barbuda30 % |
30 % | 30 |
| 143 | Micronesia30 % |
30 % | 30 |
| 149 | Gabon28 % |
28 % | 28 |
| 149 | Congo28 % |
28 % | 28 |
| 149 | Marshall Islands28 % |
28 % | 28 |
| 149 | Iraq28 % |
28 % | 28 |
| 149 | Belize28 % |
28 % | 28 |
| 149 | São Tomé and Príncipe28 % |
28 % | 28 |
| 149 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines28 % |
28 % | 28 |
| 149 | Saint Lucia28 % |
28 % | 28 |
| 149 | Nicaragua28 % |
28 % | 28 |
| 149 | El Salvador28 % |
28 % | 28 |
| 159 | Suriname27 % |
27 % | 27 |
| 160 | Botswana25 % |
25 % | 25 |
| 160 | Samoa25 % |
25 % | 25 |
| 162 | Guyana24 % |
24 % | 24 |
| 162 | Cape Verde24 % |
24 % | 24 |
| 164 | South Africa22 % |
22 % | 22 |
| 164 | Sri Lanka22 % |
22 % | 22 |
| 164 | Bangladesh22 % |
22 % | 22 |
| 164 | Honduras22 % |
22 % | 22 |
| 164 | Timor-Leste22 % |
22 % | 22 |
| 164 | Guatemala22 % |
22 % | 22 |
| 170 | Ghana20 % |
20 % | 20 |
| 170 | Angola20 % |
20 % | 20 |
| 170 | Namibia20 % |
20 % | 20 |
| 170 | Seychelles20 % |
20 % | 20 |
| 170 | Equatorial Guinea20 % |
20 % | 20 |
| 170 | Laos20 % |
20 % | 20 |
| 170 | Wallis and Futuna20 % |
20 % | 20 |
| 170 | Mayotte20 % |
20 % | 20 |
| 170 | Tonga20 % |
20 % | 20 |
| 170 | Vanuatu20 % |
20 % | 20 |
| 170 | Solomon Islands20 % |
20 % | 20 |
| 170 | Nepal20 % |
20 % | 20 |
| 182 | Nigeria18 % |
18 % | 18 |
| 182 | Ivory Coast18 % |
18 % | 18 |
| 182 | Togo18 % |
18 % | 18 |
| 182 | Cambodia18 % |
18 % | 18 |
| 182 | Cameroon18 % |
18 % | 18 |
| 182 | Myanmar18 % |
18 % | 18 |
| 182 | Fiji18 % |
18 % | 18 |
| 189 | Sudan17 % |
17 % | 17 |
| 190 | Benin15 % |
15 % | 15 |
| 190 | Tuvalu15 % |
15 % | 15 |
| 190 | Kiribati15 % |
15 % | 15 |
| 193 | Bhutan14 % |
14 % | 14 |
| 194 | Gambia12 % |
12 % | 12 |
| 194 | Senegal12 % |
12 % | 12 |
| 194 | Western Sahara12 % |
12 % | 12 |
| 194 | Guinea12 % |
12 % | 12 |
| 194 | Swaziland12 % |
12 % | 12 |
| 194 | Kenya12 % |
12 % | 12 |
| 194 | Pakistan12 % |
12 % | 12 |
| 201 | Yemen10 % |
10 % | 10 |
| 201 | Zimbabwe10 % |
10 % | 10 |
| 201 | Zanzibar10 % |
10 % | 10 |
| 201 | Ethiopia10 % |
10 % | 10 |
| 201 | Comoros10 % |
10 % | 10 |
| 201 | Afghanistan10 % |
10 % | 10 |
| 207 | Tanzania9 % |
9 % | 9 |
| 208 | Guinea-Bissau8 % |
8 % | 8 |
| 208 | Sierra Leone8 % |
8 % | 8 |
| 208 | Lesotho8 % |
8 % | 8 |
| 208 | Congo DR8 % |
8 % | 8 |
| 208 | Uganda8 % |
8 % | 8 |
| 208 | Rwanda8 % |
8 % | 8 |
| 208 | Mozambique8 % |
8 % | 8 |
| 208 | Djibouti8 % |
8 % | 8 |
| 208 | Papua New Guinea8 % |
8 % | 8 |
| 217 | Madagascar7 % |
7 % | 7 |
| 217 | Burkina Faso7 % |
7 % | 7 |
| 217 | Zambia7 % |
7 % | 7 |
| 220 | Mali6 % |
6 % | 6 |
| 220 | Mauritania6 % |
6 % | 6 |
| 222 | Liberia5 % |
5 % | 5 |
| 222 | Burundi5 % |
5 % | 5 |
| 222 | Malawi5 % |
5 % | 5 |
| 222 | Eritrea5 % |
5 % | 5 |
| 222 | Haiti5 % |
5 % | 5 |
| 227 | Niger4 % |
4 % | 4 |
| 227 | Chad4 % |
4 % | 4 |
| 227 | Central African Republic4 % |
4 % | 4 |
| 227 | Somalia4 % |
4 % | 4 |
| 231 | South Sudan3 % |
3 % | 3 |






































































































































































































































