Tertiary education enrollment — all countries

Tertiary education enrollment — G20

Tertiary education enrollment in the G20 in 2023 — 59%. Since 2001, the indicator has risen by 41.8 pp.

2023 59% +0.8 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 59%2023
Period minimum 17.1%2001

Trend over time

2001–2023 · % (gross ratio)

Tertiary education enrollment — G20, 2001–20230204060200120042007201020132016201920222001: 17.1%2002: 19.2%2003: 20.5%2004: 21.8%2005: 27.4%2006: 23.9%2007: 25.5%2008: 26.6%2009: 27.8%2010: 27.5%2011: 32.3%2012: 34.5%2013: 41%2014: 45.3%2015: 47.6%2016: 48.9%2017: 49.9%2018: 51%2019: 52.5%2020: 53.9%2021: 56.4%2022: 58.2%2023: 59%
Change over the period: +41.8 pp Annual average: 1.9 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: G20

G20 59%
World 43.2%
Tertiary education enrollment — G20, by year G20 All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 59 +0.8 pp
2022 58.2 +1.8 pp
2021 56.4 +2.5 pp
2020 53.9 +1.4 pp
2019 52.5 +1.5 pp
2018 51 +1.1 pp
2017 49.9 +1 pp
2016 48.9 +1.2 pp
2015 47.6 +2.3 pp
2014 45.3 +4.4 pp
2013 41 +6.5 pp
2012 34.5 +2.2 pp
2011 32.3 +4.8 pp
2010 27.5 −0.3 pp
2009 27.8 +1.2 pp
2008 26.6 +1.1 pp
2007 25.5 +1.5 pp
2006 23.9 −3.5 pp
2005 27.4 +5.6 pp
2004 21.8 +1.2 pp
2003 20.5 +1.4 pp
2002 19.2 +2 pp
2001 17.1

About the indicator

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.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.