Data for 2005
Tertiary Enrolment Ratio, 2005
Figures for 2005, as UIS published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Tertiary Enrolment Ratio, 2005 covers 123 countries on 3 measures. South Korea is highest, at 95.370; Malawi is lowest, at 0.453. The middle country reads 24.477. Against 2004, 114 values changed (88 up, 26 down), 9 countries joined, 12 left.
Tertiary Enrolment Ratio · Data for 2005
HighestSouth Korea
95.370LowestMalawi
0.453Shaded 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, 2005, 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 123 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KOREastern Asia | 95.370 | 74.08 | 114.815 |
| 2 | FINNorthern Europe | 91.941 | 100.72 | 83.547 |
| 3 | GRCSouthern Europe | 90.347 | 97.21 | 84.142 |
| 4 | SWENorthern Europe | 81.739 | 99.71 | 64.573 |
| 5 | SVNSouthern Europe | 81.273 | 96.39 | 66.892 |
| 6 | DNKNorthern Europe | 80.812 | 94.26 | 67.771 |
| 7 | USANorthern America | 80.635 | 95.19 | 66.932 |
| 8 | LTUNorthern Europe | 79.730 | 97.54 | 62.517 |
| 9 | NORNorthern Europe | 78.445 | 95.16 | 62.314 |
| 10 | LVANorthern Europe | 75.419 | 97.29 | 54.427 |
| 11 | RUSEastern Europe | 72.223 | 83.10 | 61.521 |
| 12 | ISLNorthern Europe | 69.832 | 92.58 | 48.011 |
| 13 | ESPSouthern Europe | 68.136 | 75.08 | 61.528 |
| 14 | ESTNorthern Europe | 67.984 | 85.86 | 51.013 |
| 15 | UKREastern Europe | 66.890 | 73.93 | 60.152 |
| 16 | BLREastern Europe | 65.460 | 75.93 | 55.424 |
| 17 | ITASouthern Europe | 65.327 | 75.50 | 55.575 |
| 18 | HUNEastern Europe | 64.977 | 77.38 | 53.038 |
| 19 | POLEastern Europe | 63.779 | 74.71 | 53.240 |
| 20 | ARGSouth America | 63.489 | 75.89 | 51.537 |
| 21 | BELWestern Europe | 62.820 | 69.25 | 56.555 |
| 22 | CUBCaribbean | 60.115 | 76.78 | 44.340 |
| 23 | GBRNorthern Europe | 59.275 | 68.64 | 50.133 |
| 24 | IRLNorthern Europe | 58.869 | 65.31 | 52.550 |
| 25 | NLDWestern Europe | 58.790 | 60.99 | 56.663 |
| 26 | MACEastern Asia | 57.061 | 47.84 | 66.672 |
| 27 | ISRWestern Asia | 55.645 | 63.70 | 47.938 |
| 28 | FRAWestern Europe | 53.882 | 60.00 | 47.867 |
| 29 | CHLSouth America | 50.274 | 49.14 | 51.369 |
| 30 | GEOWestern Asia | 49.790 | 49.03 | 50.590 |
| 31 | CZEEastern Europe | 49.118 | 52.75 | 45.631 |
| 32 | HRVSouthern Europe | 47.295 | 51.99 | 42.788 |
| 33 | BGREastern Europe | 46.225 | 49.81 | 42.868 |
| 34 | ROUEastern Europe | 45.464 | 50.71 | 40.429 |
| 35 | CHEWestern Europe | 45.247 | 41.97 | 48.480 |
| 36 | URYSouth America | 44.384 | 56.40 | 32.635 |
| 37 | THASouth-eastern Asia | 44.337 | 47.50 | 41.313 |
| 38 | SRBSouthern Europe | 44.205 | 50.08 | 38.558 |
| 39 | MNGEastern Asia | 43.483 | 53.43 | 33.540 |
| 40 | PANCentral America | 41.665 | 51.89 | 31.799 |
| 41 | SVKEastern Europe | 40.771 | 46.09 | 35.674 |
| 42 | KGZCentral Asia | 40.616 | 43.62 | 37.434 |
| 43 | JORWestern Asia | 39.707 | 43.49 | 36.496 |
| 44 | PSEWestern Asia | 38.401 | 38.35 | 38.449 |
| 45 | ARMWestern Asia | 37.709 | 43.09 | 31.886 |
| 46 | LBNWestern Asia | 36.916 | 39.86 | 34.101 |
| 47 | ABWCaribbean | 36.204 | 40.56 | 31.220 |
| 48 | CYPWestern Asia | 34.102 | 36.34 | 31.968 |
| 49 | TURWestern Asia | 33.223 | 28.36 | 37.902 |
| 50 | HKGEastern Asia | 32.985 | 33.08 | 32.887 |
| 51 | PERSouth America | 32.461 | 32.72 | 32.206 |
| 52 | COLSouth America | 32.254 | 33.10 | 31.409 |
| 53 | MLTSouthern Europe | 32.205 | 37.59 | 27.179 |
| 54 | TUNNorthern Africa | 30.426 | 34.00 | 26.963 |
| 55 | MKDSouthern Europe | 29.791 | 34.69 | 25.138 |
| 56 | EGYNorthern Africa | 28.413 | 25.97 | 30.729 |
| 57 | PRYSouth America | 27.776 | 29.66 | 25.968 |
| 58 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 27.116 | 31.81 | 22.828 |
| 59 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 25.823 | 28.81 | 23.000 |
| 60 | SAUWestern Asia | 25.198 | 37.15 | 17.443 |
| 61 | MNESouthern Europe | 24.929 | 30.65 | 19.441 |
| 62 | LIEWestern Europe | 24.477 | 14.37 | 34.247 |
| 63 | BIHSouthern Europe | 24.159 | 27.29 | 21.106 |
| 64 | MEXCentral America | 24.131 | 23.72 | 24.562 |
| 65 | IRNSouthern Asia | 22.684 | 23.39 | 21.998 |
| 66 | SLVCentral America | 22.454 | 23.54 | 21.265 |
| 67 | ALBSouthern Europe | 22.389 | 26.68 | 17.995 |
| 68 | MUSEastern Africa | 21.053 | 21.41 | 20.700 |
| 69 | DZANorthern Africa | 20.710 | 23.70 | 17.920 |
| 70 | TJKCentral Asia | 20.152 | 12.35 | 28.646 |
| 71 | BHRWestern Asia | 19.014 | 34.65 | 9.742 |
| 72 | CHNEastern Asia | 18.657 | 17.79 | 19.462 |
| 73 | SYRWestern Asia | 18.298 | 17.06 | 19.502 |
| 74 | JAMCaribbean | 17.277 | — | — |
| 75 | OMNWestern Asia | 17.118 | 18.17 | 16.153 |
| 76 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 16.697 | — | — |
| 77 | BLZCentral America | 16.142 | 19.52 | 12.724 |
| 78 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 15.876 | 13.11 | 18.590 |
| 79 | IRQWestern Asia | 15.558 | 11.43 | 19.571 |
| 80 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 15.250 | 21.59 | 9.631 |
| 81 | QATWestern Asia | 14.724 | 30.47 | 6.980 |
| 82 | FJIMelanesia | 14.456 | 15.61 | 13.345 |
| 83 | LCACaribbean | 12.792 | 19.00 | 6.665 |
| 84 | SDNNorthern Africa | 11.823 | 12.25 | 11.386 |
| 85 | MARNorthern Africa | 11.699 | 10.53 | 12.863 |
| 86 | INDSouthern Asia | 11.128 | 9.15 | 12.952 |
| 87 | GUYSouth America | 10.872 | 14.73 | 7.036 |
| 88 | NGAWestern Africa | 10.097 | 8.32 | 11.831 |
| 89 | UZBCentral Asia | 9.844 | 8.07 | 11.594 |
| 90 | BWASouthern Africa | 9.231 | 8.48 | 10.013 |
| 91 | ANDSouthern Europe | 8.415 | 8.80 | 8.054 |
| 92 | YEMWestern Asia | 8.337 | 4.44 | 12.075 |
| 93 | LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 7.601 | 6.37 | 8.795 |
| 94 | CPVWestern Africa | 7.338 | 7.79 | 6.923 |
| 95 | NPLSouthern Asia | 7.154 | 5.24 | 9.114 |
| 96 | NAMSouthern Africa | 7.107 | 6.55 | 7.682 |
| 97 | BGDSouthern Asia | 6.135 | 4.10 | 8.183 |
| 98 | CMRMiddle Africa | 6.039 | 4.78 | 7.293 |
| 99 | BENWestern Africa | 5.411 | — | — |
| 100 | GHAWestern Africa | 5.351 | 3.77 | 6.901 |
| 101 | SENWestern Africa | 5.261 | — | — |
| 102 | BTNSouthern Asia | 4.872 | 3.84 | 5.686 |
| 103 | SWZSouthern Africa | 4.782 | 4.66 | 4.920 |
| 104 | PAKSouthern Asia | 4.328 | 4.01 | 4.629 |
| 105 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 3.770 | 2.37 | 5.166 |
| 106 | LSOSouthern Africa | 3.448 | 3.85 | 3.030 |
| 107 | AIACaribbean | 3.149 | 4.70 | 1.550 |
| 108 | GINWestern Africa | 3.082 | 1.14 | 5.072 |
| 109 | MRTWestern Africa | 3.079 | 1.50 | 4.675 |
| 110 | KENEastern Africa | 3.001 | 2.24 | 3.765 |
| 111 | ETHEastern Africa | 2.942 | 1.46 | 4.378 |
| 112 | RWAEastern Africa | 2.851 | — | — |
| 113 | AGOMiddle Africa | 2.639 | — | — |
| 114 | MDGEastern Africa | 2.546 | 2.42 | 2.672 |
| 115 | GNBWestern Africa | 2.264 | — | — |
| 116 | DJIEastern Africa | 2.152 | 1.80 | 2.501 |
| 117 | BFAWestern Africa | 2.143 | 1.33 | 2.934 |
| 118 | BDIEastern Africa | 2.135 | 1.18 | 3.105 |
| 119 | MOZEastern Africa | 1.432 | 0.94 | 1.943 |
| 120 | TZAEastern Africa | 1.428 | 0.92 | 1.937 |
| 121 | TCDMiddle Africa | 1.416 | 0.17 | 2.664 |
| 122 | NERWestern Africa | 0.952 | 0.58 | 1.308 |
| 123 | MWIEastern Africa | 0.453 | 0.30 | 0.621 |
02In 2005
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- 1
South Korea95.370
- 2
Finland91.941
- 3
Greece90.347
- 4
Sweden81.739
- 5
Slovenia81.273
Lowest
- 123
Malawi0.453
- 122
Niger0.952
- 121
Chad1.416
- 120
Tanzania1.428
- 119
Mozambique1.432
A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 24.477. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
Female
Highest
Finland100.72
Lowest
Chad0.17
Middle country: 30.56
Male
Highest
South Korea114.815
Lowest
Malawi0.621
Middle country: 25.553
032004 → 2005
Since 2004
What changed between 2004 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +9 / −12countries joined / left
- 114values changed, of 114 in both
- 88 · 26rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Fell most
Macau69.073 → 57.061−12.012
Uzbekistan13.853 → 9.844−4.008
Malaysia29.780 → 27.116−2.664
Qatar16.892 → 14.724−2.167
Cyprus36.020 → 34.102−1.918
Changes 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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14 empty cells
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UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) (2005). Tertiary Enrolment Ratio, 2005 [data set], describing 2005. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/tertiary-enrolment/2005
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07Questions
Tertiary Enrolment Ratio, 2005: questions and answers
Which country has the highest tertiary enrolment in Tertiary Enrolment Ratio, 2005?
South Korea, at 95.370, of the 123 countries in the file.
What year does Tertiary Enrolment Ratio, 2005 describe?
2005.
How many countries does Tertiary Enrolment Ratio, 2005 cover?
123.
Where can I download Tertiary Enrolment Ratio, 2005?
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Is Tertiary Enrolment Ratio, 2005 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Tertiary Enrolment Ratio, 2024.