Data for 1983
Tertiary Enrolment Ratio, 1983
Figures for 1983, as UIS published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Tertiary Enrolment Ratio, 1983 covers 77 countries on 3 measures. United States is highest, at 57.55; Oman is lowest, at 0.03. The middle country reads 4.68. Against 1982, 68 values changed (47 up, 21 down), 9 countries joined, 12 left.
Tertiary Enrolment Ratio · Data for 1983
HighestUnited States
57.55
LowestOman
0.03Shaded 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, 1983, 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 77 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesUSANorthern America | 57.55 | 60.194 | 54.99 |
| 2 |  RussiaRUSEastern Europe | 49.40 | — | — |
| 3 |  UkraineUKREastern Europe | 43.47 | — | — |
| 4 |  BelarusBLREastern Europe | 41.57 | — | — |
| 5 |  United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean | 29.60 | 41.579 | 16.95 |
| 6 |  ArgentinaARGSouth America | 24.78 | 26.868 | 22.73 |
| 7 |  North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 24.07 | — | — |
| 8 |  UruguayURYSouth America | 23.96 | 23.851 | 24.06 |
| 9 |  PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 23.55 | — | — |
| 10 |  MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 23.44 | — | — |
| 11 |  IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 23.04 | 23.994 | 22.13 |
| 12 |  LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 22.15 | 16.756 | 27.38 |
| 13 |  PeruPERSouth America | 21.55 | — | — |
| 14 |  ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia | 20.87 | — | — |
| 15 |  VenezuelaVENSouth America | 20.68 | — | — |
| 16 |  PanamaPANCentral America | 20.51 | 24.321 | 16.78 |
| 17 |  JordanJORWestern Asia | 20.20 | 17.399 | 22.86 |
| 18 |  EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 18.55 | 12.201 | 24.61 |
| 19 |  SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 16.39 | 10.567 | 22.12 |
| 20 |  CubaCUBCaribbean | 16.12 | 17.182 | 15.10 |
| 21 |  Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia | 13.17 | 8.971 | 16.87 |
| 22 |  El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 12.23 | 10.598 | 13.84 |
| 23 |  BahamasBHSCaribbean | 11.86 | — | — |
| 24 |  QatarQATWestern Asia | 11.55 | 24.560 | 6.87 |
| 25 |  KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 10.97 | 14.159 | 8.53 |
| 26 |  ParaguayPRYSouth America | 10.62 | — | — |
| 27 |  NicaraguaNICCentral America | 10.37 | 9.345 | 11.41 |
| 28 |  IraqIRQWestern Asia | 9.22 | 5.874 | 12.54 |
| 29 |  HondurasHNDCentral America | 9.04 | — | — |
| 30 |  LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 7.60 | 4.219 | 10.47 |
| 31 |  SurinameSURSouth America | 6.72 | — | — |
| 32 |  GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 6.47 | — | — |
| 33 |  TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 5.79 | 3.638 | 7.78 |
| 34 |  AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 5.63 | 5.472 | 5.78 |
| 35 |  MoroccoMARNorthern Africa | 5.62 | — | — |
| 36 |  IndiaINDSouthern Asia | 5.55 | 3.210 | 7.71 |
| 37 |  Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 5.28 | 1.412 | 9.15 |
| 38 |  TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 4.86 | 3.298 | 6.34 |
| 39 |  GabonGABMiddle Africa | 4.68 | 2.373 | 7.04 |
| 40 |  MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia | 4.58 | 4.113 | 5.05 |
| 41 |  BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 4.55 | 1.680 | 7.40 |
| 42 |  GrenadaGRDCaribbean | 4.44 | 4.432 | 4.46 |
| 43 |  Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 4.16 | 3.354 | 4.95 |
| 44 |  IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 4.07 | 2.620 | 5.52 |
| 45 |  Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 3.98 | 3.658 | 4.29 |
| 46 |  MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 3.57 | — | — |
| 47 |  NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 3.00 | 1.225 | 4.68 |
| 48 |  SamoaWSMPolynesia | 2.99 | 2.962 | 3.02 |
| 49 |  NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 2.89 | — | — |
| 50 |  GuineaGINWestern Africa | 2.84 | 1.231 | 4.50 |
| 51 |  Saint LuciaLCACaribbean | 2.78 | 2.626 | 2.93 |
| 52 |  SenegalSENWestern Africa | 2.57 | — | — |
| 53 |  GuyanaGUYSouth America | 2.35 | 1.922 | 2.80 |
| 54 |  CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 1.76 | — | — |
| 55 |  BeninBENWestern Africa | 1.71 | 0.566 | 2.87 |
| 56 |  Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 1.54 | 0.797 | 2.14 |
| 57 |  ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 1.52 | — | — |
| 58 |  BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 1.50 | 0.996 | 2.05 |
| 59 |  TogoTGOWestern Africa | 1.44 | 0.404 | 2.48 |
| 60 |  ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 1.42 | 0.934 | 1.96 |
| 61 |  DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 1.26 | — | — |
| 62 |  LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 1.15 | 0.731 | 1.56 |
| 63 |  KenyaKENEastern Africa | 1.10 | — | — |
| 64 |  LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 1.00 | 0.985 | 1.02 |
| 65 |  HaitiHTICaribbean | 0.94 | — | — |
| 66 |  BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 0.93 | 0.973 | 0.89 |
| 67 |  Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 0.91 | 0.105 | 1.76 |
| 68 |  MaliMLIWestern Africa | 0.85 | 0.209 | 1.49 |
| 69 |  BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 0.70 | 0.243 | 1.13 |
| 70 |  MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 0.61 | 0.373 | 0.82 |
| 71 |  EthiopiaETHEastern Africa | 0.50 | 0.122 | 0.88 |
| 72 |  Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 0.49 | 0.216 | 0.77 |
| 73 |  MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 0.43 | 0.191 | 0.69 |
| 74 |  NigerNERWestern Africa | 0.36 | 0.116 | 0.59 |
| 75 |  TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 0.27 | 0.085 | 0.48 |
| 76 |  CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 0.12 | — | — |
| 77 | OmanOMNWestern Asia | 0.03 | 0.002 | 0.05 |
02In 1983
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- 1United States57.55
- 2Russia49.40
- 3Ukraine43.47
- 4Belarus41.57
- 5United States Virgin Islands29.60
A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 4.68. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
Female
Highest
United States60.194Lowest
Oman0.002Middle country: 2.962
Male
Highest
United States54.99Lowest
Oman0.05Middle country: 5.05
031982 → 1983
Since 1982
What changed between 1982 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +9 / −12countries joined / left
- 68values changed, of 68 in both
- 47 · 21rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
- Qatar8.47 → 11.55+3.08
- Russia46.96 → 49.40+2.44
- Thailand18.60 → 20.87+2.27
- Belarus39.61 → 41.57+1.95
- El Salvador10.34 → 12.23+1.90
+ Albania+ Brunei+ Bhutan+ Gabon+ Guatemala+ Haiti+ Kenya+ Papua New Guinea+ Samoa
− Afghanistan
− Burundi
− Bahrain
− Barbados
− Côte d’Ivoire
− Fiji
− Micronesia
− Ghana
− Equatorial Guinea
− Myanmar
− Mozambique
− UgandaChanges 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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The position is ours
UIS publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
48 empty cells
An empty cell means the publisher gave no figure. It is never a zero.
05The files
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Cite this edition
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) (1983). Tertiary Enrolment Ratio, 1983 [data set], describing 1983. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/tertiary-enrolment/1983
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07Questions
Tertiary Enrolment Ratio, 1983: questions and answers
Which country has the highest tertiary enrolment in Tertiary Enrolment Ratio, 1983?
United States, at 57.55, of the 77 countries in the file.
What year does Tertiary Enrolment Ratio, 1983 describe?
1983.
How many countries does Tertiary Enrolment Ratio, 1983 cover?
77.
Where can I download Tertiary Enrolment Ratio, 1983?
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, 1983 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Tertiary Enrolment Ratio, 2024.