How many university students there are relative to the population of the corresponding age.
The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 1986 to 2025.
Top-20 · % (gross ratio)
The scale does not start at zero — the values lie in a narrow range, and starting from zero the bars would be indistinguishable. The axis ticks are labeled.
| # | Year | Subregion | World rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Greece
|
165.1 | 2023 | 1 | |
| 2 |
Macao
|
141.9 | 2024 | 2 | |
| 3 |
Cyprus
|
120.9 | 2024 | 3 | |
| 4 |
Hong Kong
|
120.1 | 2024 | 4 | |
| 5 |
South Korea
|
111.9 | 2024 | 5 | |
| 6 |
Finland
|
110.3 | 2024 | 6 | |
| 7 |
Chile
|
110.2 | 2024 | 7 | |
| 8 |
Australia
|
108.4 | 2024 | 8 | |
| 9 |
Argentina
|
107.8 | 2023 | 9 | |
| 10 |
Türkiye
|
105.9 | 2023 | 10 | |
| 11 |
Grenada
|
100 | 2018 | 11 | |
| 12 |
Singapore
|
97.3 | 2023 | 12 | |
| 13 |
Norway
|
95.5 | 2024 | 13 | |
| 14 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
93.9 | 2015 | 14 | |
| 15 |
Spain
|
93.8 | 2024 | 15 | |
| 16 |
Austria
|
92.6 | 2024 | 16 | |
| 17 |
Georgia
|
89.5 | 2025 | 17 | |
| 18 |
Ukraine
|
87.2 | 2024 | 18 | |
| 19 |
Netherlands
|
86.6 | 2023 | 19 | |
| 20 |
Albania
|
84.1 | 2024 | 20 | |
| 21 |
Sweden
|
84 | 2024 | 21 | |
| 22 |
Saudi Arabia
|
83.9 | 2024 | 22 | |
| 23 |
Latvia
|
82.9 | 2024 | 23 | |
| 24 |
Belgium
|
82.1 | 2023 | 24 | |
| 25 |
Croatia
|
81.2 | 2023 | 25 | |
| 26 |
Poland
|
80.9 | 2024 | 26 | |
| 27 |
Malta
|
80.5 | 2023 | 27 | |
| 28 |
United Kingdom
|
80.4 | 2023 | 28 | |
| 29 |
Slovenia
|
80.1 | 2023 | 29 | |
| 30 |
Uruguay
|
80 | 2023 | 30 | |
| 31 |
United States
|
79.4 | 2022 | 31 | |
| 32 |
Denmark
|
79 | 2024 | 32 | |
| 33 |
Venezuela
|
78.3 | 2009 | 33 | |
| 34 |
Puerto Rico
|
77.9 | 2023 | 34 | |
| 35 |
Portugal
|
77.7 | 2023 | 35 | |
| 36 |
Ireland
|
77.6 | 2022 | 36 | |
| 37 |
Monaco
|
77.5 | 2024 | 37 | |
| 38 |
New Zealand
|
77.2 | 2024 | 38 | |
| 39 |
China
|
76.9 | 2024 | 39 | |
| 40 |
Germany
|
76.7 | 2024 | 40 | |
| 41 |
Iceland
|
76.5 | 2023 | 41 | |
| 42 |
Canada
|
76.3 | 2023 | 42 | |
| 43 |
Italy
|
75.9 | 2023 | 43 | |
| 44 |
Lithuania
|
75.6 | 2024 | 44 | |
| 45 |
Fiji
|
75 | 2024 | 45 | |
| 46 |
Moldova
|
74.7 | 2024 | 46 | |
| 47 |
Switzerland
|
73.5 | 2024 | 47 | |
| 48 |
Palau
|
71.8 | 2024 | 48 | |
| 49 |
France
|
71.5 | 2024 | 49 | |
| 50 |
Peru
|
71.2 | 2017 | 50 | |
| 51 |
Serbia
|
70.6 | 2024 | 51 | |
| 52 |
Belarus
|
70.1 | 2024 | 52 | |
| 53 |
Brazil
|
69.7 | 2024 | 53 | |
| 54 |
Bulgaria
|
69.5 | 2024 | 54 | |
| 55 |
Mongolia
|
69 | 2024 | 55 | |
| 56 |
Ecuador
|
67.9 | 2023 | 56 | |
| 57 |
Andorra
|
67.7 | 2024 | 57 | |
| 58 |
Czechia
|
66.7 | 2023 | 58 | |
| 59 |
Estonia
|
65.7 | 2024 | 59 | |
| 60 |
Japan
|
64.5 | 2023 | 60 | |
| 61 |
United Arab Emirates
|
63.7 | 2024 | 61 | |
| 62 |
Hungary
|
60.5 | 2024 | 62 | |
| 63 |
Russia
|
60.4 | 2024 | 63 | |
| 64 |
Uzbekistan
|
59.8 | 2025 | 64 | |
| 65 |
Colombia
|
59.3 | 2022 | 65 | |
| 66 |
Iran
|
58.7 | 2022 | 66 | |
| 67 |
Libya
|
58.5 | 2003 | 67 | |
| 68 |
Bahrain
|
58.4 | 2024 | 68 | |
| 69 |
Dominican Republic
|
57.7 | 2024 | 69 | |
| 70 |
San Marino
|
57.5 | 2024 | 70 | |
| 71 |
Israel
|
56.3 | 2024 | 71 | |
| 72 |
Montenegro
|
55.2 | 2023 | 72 | |
| 73 |
Romania
|
55.2 | 2023 | 73 | |
| 74 |
Costa Rica
|
55 | 2019 | 74 | |
| 75 |
North Macedonia
|
55 | 2023 | 75 | |
| 76 |
Slovakia
|
54.5 | 2024 | 76 | |
| 77 |
Algeria
|
54.4 | 2024 | 77 | |
| 78 |
Lebanon
|
54.4 | 2023 | 78 | |
| 79 |
Kyrgyzstan
|
53.9 | 2025 | 79 | |
| 80 |
Panama
|
53.7 | 2023 | 80 | |
| 81 |
Kazakhstan
|
52.9 | 2025 | 81 | |
| 82 |
Armenia
|
52.8 | 2024 | 82 | |
| 83 |
Kuwait
|
51.9 | 2021 | 83 | |
| 84 |
Barbados
|
50.8 | 2025 | 84 | |
| 85 |
Thailand
|
49.1 | 2025 | 85 | |
| 86 |
Maldives
|
48.5 | 2022 | 86 | |
| 87 |
Mexico
|
48.2 | 2024 | 87 | |
| 88 |
Morocco
|
48.2 | 2024 | 88 | |
| 89 |
Philippines
|
47.4 | 2024 | 89 | |
| 90 |
Liechtenstein
|
46 | 2021 | 90 | |
| 91 |
Mauritius
|
45.8 | 2024 | 91 | |
| 92 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
45.5 | 2023 | 92 | |
| 93 |
Indonesia
|
44.9 | 2023 | 93 | |
| 94 |
Palestine
|
44.5 | 2023 | 94 | |
| 95 |
Syria
|
43.8 | 2016 | 95 | |
| 96 |
Cuba
|
43.1 | 2024 | 96 | |
| 97 |
Qatar
|
43 | 2024 | 97 | |
| 98 |
Tonga
|
42.9 | 2023 | 98 | |
| 99 |
Oman
|
42.2 | 2024 | 99 | |
| 100 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
41.5 | 2022 | 100 | |
| 101 |
Azerbaijan
|
41.3 | 2024 | 101 | |
| 102 |
Malaysia
|
38.5 | 2024 | 102 | |
| 103 |
Tunisia
|
38.1 | 2023 | 103 | |
| 104 |
Egypt
|
38 | 2025 | 104 | |
| 105 |
Marshall Islands
|
37.7 | 2024 | 105 | |
| 106 |
Paraguay
|
37.6 | 2010 | 106 | |
| 107 |
Vietnam
|
37.6 | 2024 | 107 | |
| 108 |
Brunei Darussalam
|
36.4 | 2023 | 108 | |
| 109 |
Jordan
|
35.9 | 2024 | 109 | |
| 110 |
Tajikistan
|
35.6 | 2024 | 110 | |
| 111 |
India
|
34.4 | 2025 | 111 | |
| 112 |
United States Virgin Islands
|
33.6 | 1993 | 112 | |
| 113 |
Cayman Islands
|
33 | 2008 | 113 | |
| 114 |
El Salvador
|
32.8 | 2024 | 114 | |
| 115 |
Timor-Leste
|
31 | 2023 | 115 | |
| 116 |
Nicaragua
|
30.4 | 2023 | 116 | |
| 117 |
British Virgin Islands
|
29.6 | 2024 | 117 | |
| 118 |
Guatemala
|
27.3 | 2023 | 118 | |
| 119 |
North Korea
|
26.7 | 2018 | 119 | |
| 120 |
Guyana
|
26.4 | 2024 | 120 | |
| 121 |
Jamaica
|
26.2 | 2015 | 121 | |
| 122 |
Namibia
|
26.1 | 2022 | 122 | |
| 123 |
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
25.3 | 2023 | 123 | |
| 124 |
Antigua and Barbuda
|
25.1 | 2012 | 124 | |
| 125 |
Belize
|
24.8 | 2024 | 125 | |
| 126 |
Cabo Verde
|
24.3 | 2018 | 126 | |
| 127 |
Trinidad and Tobago
|
23.8 | 2024 | 127 | |
| 128 |
Bangladesh
|
23.7 | 2024 | 128 | |
| 129 |
South Africa
|
23.5 | 2023 | 129 | |
| 130 |
Honduras
|
23.3 | 2024 | 130 | |
| 131 |
Curaçao
|
23.1 | 2013 | 131 | |
| 132 |
Luxembourg
|
22.4 | 2024 | 132 | |
| 133 |
Cambodia
|
21.4 | 2024 | 133 | |
| 134 |
Botswana
|
21.4 | 2024 | 134 | |
| 135 |
Ghana
|
21.3 | 2024 | 135 | |
| 136 |
Nepal
|
21.3 | 2024 | 136 | |
| 137 |
Sri Lanka
|
20.7 | 2023 | 137 | |
| 138 |
Turkmenistan
|
20.4 | 2024 | 138 | |
| 139 |
Myanmar
|
20.4 | 2018 | 139 | |
| 140 |
American Samoa
|
19.6 | 1989 | 140 | |
| 141 |
Tuvalu
|
19.4 | 2023 | 141 | |
| 142 |
Comoros
|
18.8 | 2017 | 142 | |
| 143 |
Bermuda
|
17.3 | 2023 | 143 | |
| 144 |
Cameroon
|
16.7 | 2024 | 144 | |
| 145 |
Samoa
|
16 | 2024 | 145 | |
| 146 |
Sudan
|
15.9 | 2015 | 146 | |
| 147 |
Iraq
|
15.6 | 2005 | 147 | |
| 148 |
Senegal
|
15.3 | 2024 | 148 | |
| 149 |
Saint Lucia
|
15 | 2023 | 149 | |
| 150 |
Togo
|
14.9 | 2020 | 150 | |
| 151 |
Laos
|
14.9 | 2023 | 151 | |
| 152 |
Bahamas
|
14.8 | 1995 | 152 | |
| 153 |
Seychelles
|
14.5 | 2024 | 153 | |
| 154 |
Aruba
|
14.1 | 2024 | 154 | |
| 155 |
Gambia
|
13.5 | 2024 | 155 | |
| 156 |
Micronesia
|
13.4 | 2000 | 156 | |
| 157 |
Bhutan
|
13 | 2024 | 157 | |
| 158 |
Sao Tome and Principe
|
12.8 | 2015 | 158 | |
| 159 |
Côte d'Ivoire
|
12.3 | 2024 | 159 | |
| 160 |
Pakistan
|
10.9 | 2024 | 160 | |
| 161 |
Guinea
|
10.9 | 2014 | 161 | |
| 162 |
Afghanistan
|
10.9 | 2020 | 162 | |
| 163 |
Liberia
|
10.8 | 2012 | 163 | |
| 164 |
Kenya
|
10.4 | 2024 | 164 | |
| 165 |
Republic of the Congo
|
10.4 | 2023 | 165 | |
| 166 |
Benin
|
10.2 | 2022 | 166 | |
| 167 |
Burkina Faso
|
10 | 2024 | 167 | |
| 168 |
Angola
|
10 | 2024 | 168 | |
| 169 |
Lesotho
|
9.9 | 2018 | 169 | |
| 170 |
Nigeria
|
9.7 | 2011 | 170 | |
| 171 |
Rwanda
|
9.4 | 2024 | 171 | |
| 172 |
Yemen
|
8.8 | 2011 | 172 | |
| 173 |
Zimbabwe
|
7.7 | 2024 | 173 | |
| 174 |
Gabon
|
7.7 | 2003 | 174 | |
| 175 |
Sint Maarten
|
7.7 | 2023 | 175 | |
| 176 |
Mozambique
|
7.5 | 2018 | 176 | |
| 177 |
Dominica
|
6.9 | 1993 | 177 | |
| 178 |
Eswatini
|
6.4 | 2013 | 178 | |
| 179 |
Burundi
|
6.4 | 2025 | 179 | |
| 180 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
6.4 | 2020 | 180 | |
| 181 |
Madagascar
|
6.1 | 2023 | 181 | |
| 182 |
Mauritania
|
6 | 2020 | 182 | |
| 183 |
Ethiopia
|
5.9 | 2014 | 183 | |
| 184 |
Djibouti
|
5.2 | 2011 | 184 | |
| 185 |
Mali
|
5.1 | 2015 | 185 | |
| 186 |
Kiribati
|
5 | 2024 | 186 | |
| 187 |
Vanuatu
|
4.9 | 2004 | 187 | |
| 188 |
Uganda
|
4.6 | 2014 | 188 | |
| 189 |
Chad
|
4.4 | 2020 | 189 | |
| 190 |
Niger
|
4.2 | 2019 | 190 | |
| 191 |
Tanzania
|
4 | 2024 | 191 | |
| 192 |
Zambia
|
4 | 2012 | 192 | |
| 193 |
Eritrea
|
3.2 | 2016 | 193 | |
| 194 |
Central African Republic
|
2.8 | 2012 | 194 | |
| 195 |
Malawi
|
2.7 | 2022 | 195 | |
| 196 |
Guinea-Bissau
|
2.6 | 2006 | 196 | |
| 197 |
Suriname
|
2.6 | 2024 | 197 | |
| 198 |
Somalia
|
2.4 | 1987 | 198 | |
| 199 |
Sierra Leone
|
2 | 2002 | 199 | |
| 200 |
Papua New Guinea
|
1.9 | 1999 | 200 | |
| 201 |
Equatorial Guinea
|
1.8 | 2000 | 201 | |
| 202 |
French Polynesia
|
1.5 | 1992 | 202 | |
| 203 |
Haiti
|
1.1 | 1986 | 203 |
The gross tertiary enrollment ratio — the number of students at universities and colleges (ISCED 5–8) as a percentage of the population in the five-year age interval that follows the end of school. It can exceed 100% because of older students and students from abroad, so in countries that act as magnets for international students the indicator is overstated.
What share of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Education 1970–2025 Secondary school enrollmentThe gross enrollment ratio for secondary school.
Education 1996–2024 Researchers per million peopleThe number of researchers per million residents — in full-time equivalent.
Labor 1991–2025 Youth unemploymentThe unemployment rate at ages 15–24 — almost always two to three times the overall rate.