Data for 1972
Tertiary Enrolment Ratio, 1972
Figures for 1972, as UIS published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Tertiary Enrolment Ratio, 1972 covers 69 countries on 3 measures. United States is highest, at 47.988; Niger is lowest, at 0.000. The middle country reads 1.756. Against 1971, 65 values changed (50 up, 15 down), 3 countries joined, 14 left.
Tertiary Enrolment Ratio · Data for 1972
HighestUnited States
47.988
LowestNiger
0.000Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end.
01Position · derived
The table
Every country and every column of Tertiary Enrolment Ratio, 1972, as published. UIS ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 69 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesUSANorthern America | 47.988 | 39.851 | 56.240 |
| 2 |  RussiaRUSEastern Europe | 43.357 | — | — |
| 3 |  MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 20.732 | — | — |
| 4 |  LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 18.001 | 9.141 | 26.480 |
| 5 |  PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 16.836 | — | — |
| 6 |  ArgentinaARGSouth America | 16.473 | 15.245 | 17.684 |
| 7 |  AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 13.961 | 9.299 | 18.371 |
| 8 |  PanamaPANCentral America | 12.122 | 10.621 | 13.584 |
| 9 |  IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 10.968 | 6.007 | 15.619 |
| 10 |  VenezuelaVENSouth America | 10.608 | — | — |
| 11 |  PeruPERSouth America | 10.198 | 6.700 | 13.684 |
| 12 |  SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 9.052 | 3.894 | 14.115 |
| 13 |  EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 7.869 | 4.309 | 11.324 |
| 14 |  Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 7.076 | 6.162 | 7.970 |
| 15 |  IraqIRQWestern Asia | 5.345 | 2.316 | 8.355 |
| 16 |  JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 5.284 | 4.257 | 6.366 |
| 17 |  ParaguayPRYSouth America | 5.108 | — | — |
| 18 |  NicaraguaNICCentral America | 4.953 | 3.273 | 6.628 |
| 19 |  CubaCUBCaribbean | 4.912 | 3.436 | 6.338 |
| 20 |  TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 4.778 | 1.911 | 7.432 |
| 21 |  BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 4.377 | 4.068 | 4.687 |
| 22 |  KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 4.328 | 5.043 | 3.806 |
| 23 |  GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 3.714 | 1.616 | 5.757 |
| 24 |  LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 3.656 | 0.875 | 6.311 |
| 25 |  JordanJORWestern Asia | 3.586 | 2.329 | 4.776 |
| 26 |  IranIRNSouthern Asia | 3.301 | 2.033 | 4.479 |
| 27 |  ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia | 2.954 | — | — |
| 28 |  Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia | 2.899 | 0.610 | 5.059 |
| 29 |  IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 2.726 | 1.509 | 3.953 |
| 30 |  Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 2.424 | — | — |
| 31 |  TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 2.367 | 1.096 | 3.615 |
| 32 |  Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 2.357 | 1.730 | 2.990 |
| 33 |  BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 2.148 | 0.470 | 3.784 |
| 34 |  PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 1.901 | 0.902 | 2.836 |
| 35 |  MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 1.756 | 1.325 | 2.180 |
| 36 |  CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 1.667 | 0.703 | 2.645 |
| 37 |  GuyanaGUYSouth America | 1.626 | 0.744 | 2.516 |
| 38 |  ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 1.554 | — | — |
| 39 |  MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 1.408 | 0.396 | 2.366 |
| 40 |  SenegalSENWestern Africa | 1.359 | 0.442 | 2.234 |
| 41 |  BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 1.335 | 1.715 | 1.066 |
| 42 |  FijiFJIMelanesia | 1.290 | 0.937 | 1.644 |
| 43 |  MoroccoMARNorthern Africa | 1.278 | 0.418 | 2.152 |
| 44 |  Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 1.158 | 0.159 | 2.157 |
| 45 |  LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 1.068 | 0.509 | 1.635 |
| 46 |  MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 1.049 | — | — |
| 47 |  Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 1.017 | 0.300 | 1.729 |
| 48 |  AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 0.960 | 0.257 | 1.654 |
| 49 |  BelizeBLZCentral America | 0.869 | 1.140 | 0.597 |
| 50 |  KenyaKENEastern Africa | 0.847 | — | — |
| 51 |  DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 0.811 | 0.105 | 1.529 |
| 52 |  GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 0.767 | 0.206 | 1.354 |
| 53 |  TogoTGOWestern Africa | 0.674 | 0.150 | 1.203 |
| 54 |  GabonGABMiddle Africa | 0.656 | 0.180 | 1.148 |
| 55 |  CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 0.629 | 0.115 | 1.149 |
| 56 |  EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 0.623 | 0.349 | 0.933 |
| 57 |  Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 0.571 | 0.163 | 0.993 |
| 58 |  UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 0.538 | 0.225 | 0.851 |
| 59 |  BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 0.375 | 0.187 | 0.650 |
| 60 |  LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 0.366 | — | — |
| 61 |  SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 0.254 | 0.068 | 0.438 |
| 62 |  BeninBENWestern Africa | 0.223 | 0.064 | 0.384 |
| 63 |  TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 0.216 | 0.069 | 0.374 |
| 64 |  EthiopiaETHEastern Africa | 0.203 | 0.030 | 0.384 |
| 65 |  LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 0.183 | 0.072 | 0.295 |
| 66 |  BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 0.153 | 0.022 | 0.287 |
| 67 |  Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 0.050 | 0.010 | 0.091 |
| 68 |  ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 0.014 | 0.000 | 0.027 |
| 69 | NigerNERWestern Africa | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
02In 1972
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- 1United States47.988
- 2Russia43.357
- 3Mongolia20.732
- 4Lebanon18.001
- 5Philippines16.836
Lowest
- 69Niger0.000
- 68Chad0.014
- 67Burkina Faso0.050
- 66Burundi0.153
- 65Laos0.183
A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 1.756. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
Female
Highest
United States39.851Lowest2 share it
Middle country: 0.809
Male
Highest
United States56.240Lowest
Niger0.000Middle country: 2.441
031971 → 1972
Since 1971
What changed between 1971 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +3 / −14countries joined / left
- 65values changed, of 66 in both
- 50 · 15rose · fell
- 1unchanged
Rose most
- Panama10.377 → 12.122+1.745
- Syria7.449 → 9.052+1.603
- Venezuela9.167 → 10.608+1.441
- Cuba3.588 → 4.912+1.324
- Dominican Republic5.769 → 7.076+1.306
Fell most
- Mongolia22.210 → 20.732−1.478
- Lebanon18.586 → 18.001−0.584
- Republic of the Congo1.462 → 1.158−0.304
- Pakistan2.190 → 1.901−0.290
- Belize1.079 → 0.869−0.211
+ Bangladesh+ Indonesia+ Papua New Guinea
− American Samoa
− Belarus
− Central African Republic
− Guinea
− India
− Sri Lanka
− North Macedonia
− Mali
− Mozambique
− Qatar
− Rwanda
− El Salvador
− Ukraine
− SamoaChanges in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.
04Caveats
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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.
The position is ours
UIS publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
22 empty cells
An empty cell means the publisher gave no figure. It is never a zero.
05The files
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UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) (1972). Tertiary Enrolment Ratio, 1972 [data set], describing 1972. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/tertiary-enrolment/1972
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07Questions
Tertiary Enrolment Ratio, 1972: questions and answers
Which country has the highest tertiary enrolment in Tertiary Enrolment Ratio, 1972?
United States, at 47.988, of the 69 countries in the file.
What year does Tertiary Enrolment Ratio, 1972 describe?
1972.
How many countries does Tertiary Enrolment Ratio, 1972 cover?
69.
Where can I download Tertiary Enrolment Ratio, 1972?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is Tertiary Enrolment Ratio, 1972 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Tertiary Enrolment Ratio, 2024.