Ranking · 94 countries · 2024
School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) by country (2024)
Macao, China had the highest school enrollment, tertiary (% gross) in 2024, at 141.9%, followed by Cyprus (120.9%) and Hong Kong, China (120.1%). The ranking compares 94 countries on 2024 figures from the World Bank. Suriname ranked last of the 94, at 2.57%.
How this ranking is built. Indicator: School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) · Industry: Education · Period: 2024. Only verified actual figures for that one period are ranked, so every row is comparable; forecasts are not ranked, and world or regional totals are shown as reference, not ranked. 104 other countries have data only for other periods and are omitted.
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School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) by country
2024 · 12 highest of 94 countries
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2024 · %. Grey means no observation on this map. Small territories remain in the table.
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The table
Country ranking
Rank · country · value · change on the same period a year earlier · source. Values in %.
Ranks 1–50 of 94 countries. Page 1 of 2.
| # | Country | Value | YoY | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macao, China MO | 141.9% | +9.8% | 2024 | World Bank |
| 2 | Cyprus CY | 120.9% | +12.7% | 2024 | World Bank |
| 3 | Hong Kong, China HK | 120.1% | +13.9% | 2024 | World Bank |
| 4 | South Korea KR | 111.9% | +4.8% | 2024 | World Bank |
| 5 | Finland FI | 110.3% | +2.0% | 2024 | World Bank |
| 6 | Chile CL | 110.2% | +5.2% | 2024 | World Bank |
| 7 | Australia AU | 108.4% | +3.6% | 2024 | World Bank |
| 8 | Norway NO | 95.5% | +0.5% | 2024 | World Bank |
| 9 | Spain ES | 93.8% | +0.0% | 2024 | World Bank |
| 10 | Austria AT | 92.6% | +1.0% | 2024 | World Bank |
| 11 | Ukraine UA | 87.2% | +5.6% | 2024 | World Bank |
| 12 | Albania AL | 84.1% | +30.0% | 2024 | World Bank |
| 13 | Sweden SE | 84% | +3.2% | 2024 | World Bank |
| 14 | Saudi Arabia SA | 83.9% | — | 2024 | World Bank |
| 15 | Latvia LV | 82.9% | -3.3% | 2024 | World Bank |
| 16 | Poland PL | 80.9% | +5.2% | 2024 | World Bank |
| 17 | Denmark DK | 79% | -2.8% | 2024 | World Bank |
| 18 | Monaco MC | 77.5% | — | 2024 | World Bank |
| 19 | New Zealand NZ | 77.2% | +1.1% | 2024 | World Bank |
| 20 | China CN | 76.9% | +3.1% | 2024 | World Bank |
| 21 | Germany DE | 76.7% | -2.4% | 2024 | World Bank |
| 22 | Lithuania LT | 75.6% | -1.8% | 2024 | World Bank |
| 23 | Fiji FJ | 75% | +23.0% | 2024 | World Bank |
| 24 | Moldova MD | 74.7% | +5.0% | 2024 | World Bank |
| 25 | Switzerland CH | 73.5% | -0.6% | 2024 | World Bank |
| 26 | Palau PW | 71.8% | +74.7% | 2024 | World Bank |
| 27 | France FR | 71.5% | +1.5% | 2024 | World Bank |
| 28 | Serbia RS | 70.6% | -3.6% | 2024 | World Bank |
| 29 | Belarus BY | 70.1% | -3.7% | 2024 | World Bank |
| 30 | Brazil BR | 69.7% | — | 2024 | World Bank |
| 31 | Bulgaria BG | 69.5% | -12.9% | 2024 | World Bank |
| 32 | Mongolia MN | 69% | +1.6% | 2024 | World Bank |
| 33 | Andorra AD | 67.7% | +8.4% | 2024 | World Bank |
| 34 | Estonia EE | 65.7% | -2.9% | 2024 | World Bank |
| 35 | United Arab Emirates AE | 63.7% | +3.9% | 2024 | World Bank |
| 36 | Hungary HU | 60.5% | +6.9% | 2024 | World Bank |
| 37 | Russia RU | 60.4% | -35.6% | 2024 | World Bank |
| 38 | Bahrain BH | 58.4% | +2.3% | 2024 | World Bank |
| 39 | Dominican Republic DO | 57.7% | -1.0% | 2024 | World Bank |
| 40 | San Marino SM | 57.5% | +12.5% | 2024 | World Bank |
| 41 | Uzbekistan UZ | 56.5% | +23.5% | 2024 | World Bank |
| 42 | Israel IL | 56.3% | -1.6% | 2024 | World Bank |
| 43 | Slovakia SK | 54.5% | +2.0% | 2024 | World Bank |
| 44 | Algeria DZ | 54.4% | -2.0% | 2024 | World Bank |
| 45 | Barbados BB | 53.6% | -1.3% | 2024 | World Bank |
| 46 | Kazakhstan KZ | 53.5% | -2.2% | 2024 | World Bank |
| 47 | Kyrgyzstan KG | 53.2% | -0.8% | 2024 | World Bank |
| 48 | Armenia AM | 52.8% | -6.2% | 2024 | World Bank |
| 49 | Mexico MX | 48.2% | +1.5% | 2024 | World Bank |
| 50 | Morocco MA | 48.2% | +1.5% | 2024 | World Bank |
Frequently asked questions
Which country has the highest school enrollment, tertiary (% gross)?
Macao, China, at 141.9% in 2024, ahead of Cyprus (120.9%) and Hong Kong, China (120.1%), among 94 countries ranked on 2024 figures from the World Bank.
Which country has the lowest school enrollment, tertiary (% gross)?
Suriname, at 2.57% in 2024, then Tanzania (4.02%).
What does this ranking measure?
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment in tertiary education, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the tertiary level of education.
Which countries are included?
94 countries with 2024 figures: Macao, China, Cyprus, Hong Kong, China, South Korea, Finland, Chile, Australia, Norway, Spain, Austria, Ukraine and Albania and 82 more. 104 other countries published figures only for other periods and are left out, so every row compares the same period.
Where does the data come from?
From the World Bank. Every value links to its record, which quotes the table or sentence it was read from. Only actual figures are ranked; forecasts are left out.
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StatOrigin. (2026). School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) by country, 2024. Retrieved from https://statorigin.org/rankings/school-enrollment-tertiary-gross-by-country