Data for 2023
Tertiary Enrolment Ratio, 2023
Figures for 2023, as UIS published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Tertiary Enrolment Ratio, 2023 covers 129 countries on 3 measures. Greece is highest, at 165.113; Cook Islands is lowest, at 1.527. The middle country reads 53.695. Against 2022, 114 values changed (61 up, 53 down), 15 countries joined, 12 left.
Tertiary Enrolment Ratio · Data for 2023
HighestGreece
165.113LowestCook Islands
1.527Shaded 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, 2023, 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 129 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GRCSouthern Europe | 165.113 | 171.11 | 159.587 |
| 2 | MACEastern Asia | 129.151 | 134.41 | 123.313 |
| 3 | FINNorthern Europe | 108.130 | 123.14 | 94.041 |
| 4 | ARGSouth America | 107.823 | 140.19 | 76.922 |
| 5 | CYPWestern Asia | 107.262 | 127.65 | 87.786 |
| 6 | KOREastern Asia | 106.709 | 99.22 | 113.598 |
| 7 | TURWestern Asia | 105.886 | 110.00 | 101.941 |
| 8 | HKGEastern Asia | 105.462 | 110.14 | 100.920 |
| 9 | CHLSouth America | 104.734 | 114.00 | 95.757 |
| 10 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 104.648 | 125.17 | 85.629 |
| 11 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 97.289 | 102.13 | 92.797 |
| 12 | NORNorthern Europe | 95.057 | 114.61 | 76.586 |
| 13 | ESPSouthern Europe | 93.730 | 106.62 | 81.657 |
| 14 | RUSEastern Europe | 93.728 | 98.13 | 89.621 |
| 15 | AUTWestern Europe | 91.682 | 103.99 | 80.187 |
| 16 | NLDWestern Europe | 86.594 | 94.44 | 78.953 |
| 17 | LVANorthern Europe | 85.736 | 101.50 | 70.780 |
| 18 | UKREastern Europe | 82.553 | 82.02 | 83.057 |
| 19 | BELWestern Europe | 82.148 | 95.59 | 69.477 |
| 20 | SWENorthern Europe | 81.400 | 104.13 | 60.982 |
| 21 | DNKNorthern Europe | 81.231 | 94.86 | 68.074 |
| 22 | HRVSouthern Europe | 81.178 | 97.72 | 65.797 |
| 23 | MLTSouthern Europe | 80.525 | 101.42 | 62.583 |
| 24 | GBRNorthern Europe | 80.415 | 93.50 | 67.944 |
| 25 | SVNSouthern Europe | 80.081 | 97.77 | 64.205 |
| 26 | URYSouth America | 79.954 | 101.56 | 59.210 |
| 27 | BGREastern Europe | 79.853 | 91.77 | 68.562 |
| 28 | DEUWestern Europe | 78.595 | 82.20 | 75.243 |
| 29 | GEOWestern Asia | 78.265 | 84.10 | 72.793 |
| 30 | PRICaribbean | 77.926 | 95.93 | 60.620 |
| 31 | PRTSouthern Europe | 77.678 | 85.41 | 70.281 |
| 32 | LTUNorthern Europe | 77.006 | 91.76 | 62.932 |
| 33 | POLEastern Europe | 76.879 | 93.49 | 60.959 |
| 34 | ISLNorthern Europe | 76.520 | 104.20 | 50.490 |
| 35 | NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 76.381 | 95.57 | 58.278 |
| 36 | CANNorthern America | 76.267 | 88.61 | 64.792 |
| 37 | ITASouthern Europe | 75.950 | 89.55 | 63.488 |
| 38 | CHNEastern Asia | 74.593 | 80.78 | 69.305 |
| 39 | CHEWestern Europe | 74.006 | 78.75 | 69.592 |
| 40 | SRBSouthern Europe | 73.206 | 87.74 | 59.296 |
| 41 | BLREastern Europe | 72.825 | 78.45 | 67.505 |
| 42 | MDAEastern Europe | 71.168 | 81.72 | 60.487 |
| 43 | FRAWestern Europe | 70.454 | 80.53 | 60.928 |
| 44 | MNGEastern Asia | 67.941 | 85.67 | 51.351 |
| 45 | ECUSouth America | 67.885 | 76.07 | 59.976 |
| 46 | ESTNorthern Europe | 67.618 | 81.38 | 54.097 |
| 47 | CZEEastern Europe | 66.728 | 76.86 | 56.789 |
| 48 | ALBSouthern Europe | 64.729 | 77.03 | 52.750 |
| 49 | JPNEastern Asia | 64.491 | 63.63 | 65.311 |
| 50 | ANDSouthern Europe | 62.411 | 68.00 | 57.194 |
| 51 | AREWestern Asia | 61.346 | 70.18 | 54.315 |
| 52 | FJIMelanesia | 60.968 | 70.94 | 50.855 |
| 53 | DOMCaribbean | 58.243 | 77.18 | 39.522 |
| 54 | ISRWestern Asia | 57.143 | 67.19 | 47.508 |
| 55 | BHRWestern Asia | 57.056 | 84.33 | 39.099 |
| 56 | HUNEastern Europe | 56.592 | 63.15 | 50.330 |
| 57 | ARMWestern Asia | 56.277 | 63.83 | 48.751 |
| 58 | DZANorthern Africa | 55.532 | 67.26 | 44.258 |
| 59 | MNESouthern Europe | 55.174 | 66.92 | 44.241 |
| 60 | ROUEastern Europe | 55.168 | 62.96 | 47.831 |
| 61 | MKDSouthern Europe | 55.008 | 64.97 | 45.517 |
| 62 | KAZCentral Asia | 54.656 | 59.93 | 49.594 |
| 63 | LBNWestern Asia | 54.401 | — | — |
| 64 | BRBCaribbean | 54.260 | 73.90 | 34.961 |
| 65 | PANCentral America | 53.695 | 66.32 | 41.561 |
| 66 | KGZCentral Asia | 53.589 | 58.48 | 48.665 |
| 67 | SVKEastern Europe | 53.418 | 63.11 | 44.166 |
| 68 | SMRSouthern Europe | 51.136 | 48.19 | 53.789 |
| 69 | CUBCaribbean | 49.729 | 65.25 | 34.866 |
| 70 | MEXCentral America | 47.475 | 51.61 | 43.437 |
| 71 | MARNorthern Africa | 47.469 | 51.82 | 43.328 |
| 72 | UZBCentral Asia | 45.759 | 46.47 | 45.088 |
| 73 | BIHSouthern Europe | 45.503 | 57.65 | 34.363 |
| 74 | THASouth-eastern Asia | 45.441 | 52.24 | 38.829 |
| 75 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 44.881 | 49.89 | 40.120 |
| 76 | PSEWestern Asia | 44.490 | 54.78 | 33.969 |
| 77 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 44.239 | 50.95 | 37.620 |
| 78 | MUSEastern Africa | 43.339 | 52.31 | 34.666 |
| 79 | TONPolynesia | 42.861 | 58.61 | 28.813 |
| 80 | AZEWestern Asia | 41.391 | 46.15 | 37.259 |
| 81 | PLWMicronesia | 41.131 | 49.70 | 33.208 |
| 82 | QATWestern Asia | 38.206 | 72.16 | 19.442 |
| 83 | TUNNorthern Africa | 38.122 | 49.40 | 27.383 |
| 84 | EGYNorthern Africa | 37.901 | 37.96 | 37.847 |
| 85 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 37.275 | 44.30 | 30.980 |
| 86 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 36.418 | 44.52 | 29.159 |
| 87 | TJKCentral Asia | 34.969 | 34.02 | 35.991 |
| 88 | INDSouthern Asia | 34.239 | 35.24 | 33.322 |
| 89 | JORWestern Asia | 33.057 | 40.41 | 26.818 |
| 90 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 32.842 | 36.08 | 29.637 |
| 91 | SLVCentral America | 32.380 | 37.28 | 27.727 |
| 92 | TLSSouth-eastern Asia | 30.961 | 31.55 | 30.383 |
| 93 | NICCentral America | 30.364 | 35.66 | 25.209 |
| 94 | GTMCentral America | 27.295 | 30.53 | 24.127 |
| 95 | VGBCaribbean | 26.649 | 32.21 | 20.683 |
| 96 | TCACaribbean | 25.254 | 32.91 | 15.885 |
| 97 | GUYSouth America | 25.152 | 35.27 | 15.367 |
| 98 | BGDSouthern Asia | 24.200 | 20.81 | 28.031 |
| 99 | ZAFSouthern Africa | 23.494 | 29.84 | 17.297 |
| 100 | BLZCentral America | 22.373 | 29.08 | 15.889 |
| 101 | GHAWestern Africa | 22.096 | 21.68 | 22.509 |
| 102 | LUXWestern Europe | 21.537 | 23.45 | 19.746 |
| 103 | LKASouthern Asia | 20.741 | 26.05 | 15.568 |
| 104 | BWASouthern Africa | 20.566 | 25.40 | 15.760 |
| 105 | TUVPolynesia | 19.351 | 27.83 | 11.268 |
| 106 | NPLSouthern Asia | 19.036 | 20.79 | 17.247 |
| 107 | TKMCentral Asia | 18.808 | 18.93 | 18.690 |
| 108 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 17.436 | 18.79 | 16.101 |
| 109 | BMUNorthern America | 17.336 | 20.94 | 13.913 |
| 110 | SENWestern Africa | 16.071 | 16.46 | 15.692 |
| 111 | CMRMiddle Africa | 16.040 | 14.54 | 17.543 |
| 112 | LCACaribbean | 15.040 | 20.59 | 9.733 |
| 113 | BTNSouthern Asia | 15.007 | 15.16 | 14.869 |
| 114 | LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 14.884 | 12.69 | 17.026 |
| 115 | WSMPolynesia | 14.611 | 21.83 | 7.981 |
| 116 | SYCEastern Africa | 14.034 | 18.56 | 10.053 |
| 117 | CIVWestern Africa | 11.572 | 11.16 | 11.943 |
| 118 | PAKSouthern Asia | 10.477 | 10.32 | 10.623 |
| 119 | COGMiddle Africa | 10.381 | 8.32 | 12.430 |
| 120 | BFAWestern Africa | 10.108 | 8.13 | 12.041 |
| 121 | AGOMiddle Africa | 10.049 | 9.93 | 10.166 |
| 122 | RWAEastern Africa | 8.886 | 7.74 | 10.059 |
| 123 | KENEastern Africa | 8.677 | 7.30 | 10.090 |
| 124 | SXMCaribbean | 7.653 | 12.55 | 2.806 |
| 125 | MDGEastern Africa | 6.147 | 6.22 | 6.073 |
| 126 | BDIEastern Africa | 6.025 | 5.27 | 6.784 |
| 127 | TZAEastern Africa | 5.169 | 4.66 | 5.673 |
| 128 | SURSouth America | 4.938 | 6.07 | 3.833 |
| 129 | COKPolynesia | 1.527 | 2.84 | 0.217 |
02In 2023
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Lowest
- 129
Cook Islands1.527
- 128
Suriname4.938
- 127
Tanzania5.169
- 126
Burundi6.025
- 125
Madagascar6.147
A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 53.695. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
Female
Highest
Greece171.11
Lowest
Cook Islands2.84
Middle country: 63.13
Male
Highest
Greece159.587
Lowest
Cook Islands0.217
Middle country: 43.801
032022 → 2023
Since 2022
What changed between 2022 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +15 / −12countries joined / left
- 114values changed, of 114 in both
- 61 · 53rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Russia53.915 → 93.728+39.813
Andorra34.641 → 62.411+27.769
Uzbekistan31.702 → 45.759+14.057
Macau116.232 → 129.151+12.919
Turks and Caicos Islands16.973 → 25.254+8.281
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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2 empty cells
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UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) (2023). Tertiary Enrolment Ratio, 2023 [data set], describing 2023. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/tertiary-enrolment/2023
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07Questions
Tertiary Enrolment Ratio, 2023: questions and answers
Which country has the highest tertiary enrolment in Tertiary Enrolment Ratio, 2023?
Greece, at 165.113, of the 129 countries in the file.
What year does Tertiary Enrolment Ratio, 2023 describe?
2023.
How many countries does Tertiary Enrolment Ratio, 2023 cover?
129.
Where can I download Tertiary Enrolment Ratio, 2023?
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, 2023 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Tertiary Enrolment Ratio, 2024.