Tertiary education enrollment — all countries

Tertiary education enrollment — High-income countries

Tertiary education enrollment in high-income countries in 2023 — 81.9%. Since 2014, the indicator has risen by 6.9 pp.

2023 81.9% +5.4 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 81.9%2023
Period minimum 75%2014

Trend over time

2014–2023 · % (gross ratio)

Tertiary education enrollment — High-income countries, 2014–2023747678808220142015201620172018201920202021202220232014: 75%2015: 75.7%2016: 76.7%2017: 77.1%2018: 77.3%2019: 78%2020: 75.9%2021: 76.9%2022: 76.4%2023: 81.9%
Change over the period: +6.9 pp Annual average: 0.77 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: High-income countries

High-income countries 81.9%
World 43.2%
Tertiary education enrollment — High-income countries, by year High-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 81.9 +5.4 pp
2022 76.4 −0.5 pp
2021 76.9 +1 pp
2020 75.9 −2 pp
2019 78 +0.7 pp
2018 77.3 +0.2 pp
2017 77.1 +0.3 pp
2016 76.7 +1 pp
2015 75.7 +0.8 pp
2014 75

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.