Tertiary education enrollment — all countries

Tertiary education enrollment — NATO

Tertiary education enrollment in NATO in 2023 — 82.8%. Since 2001, the indicator has risen by 34.2 pp.

2023 82.8% −0.8 pp vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 84.3%2021
Period minimum 48.6%2001

Trend over time

2001–2023 · % (gross ratio)

Tertiary education enrollment — NATO, 2001–2023405060708090200120042007201020132016201920222001: 48.6%2002: 51.6%2003: 53.7%2004: 55.5%2005: 66.3%2006: 59%2007: 60.2%2008: 60.2%2009: 62%2010: 65.1%2011: 66.5%2012: 67.5%2013: 75%2014: 76.3%2015: 76.9%2016: 78.7%2017: 79.8%2018: 80.9%2019: 81.8%2020: 82.7%2021: 84.3%2022: 83.6%2023: 82.8%
Change over the period: +34.2 pp Annual average: 1.55 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

NATO 82.8%
World 43.2%
Tertiary education enrollment — NATO, by year NATO All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 82.8 −0.8 pp
2022 83.6 −0.8 pp
2021 84.3 +1.7 pp
2020 82.7 +0.9 pp
2019 81.8 +0.9 pp
2018 80.9 +1.1 pp
2017 79.8 +1 pp
2016 78.7 +1.9 pp
2015 76.9 +0.6 pp
2014 76.3 +1.3 pp
2013 75 +7.5 pp
2012 67.5 +1 pp
2011 66.5 +1.4 pp
2010 65.1 +3 pp
2009 62 +1.9 pp
2008 60.2 −0 pp
2007 60.2 +1.2 pp
2006 59 −7.4 pp
2005 66.3 +10.8 pp
2004 55.5 +1.8 pp
2003 53.7 +2.2 pp
2002 51.6 +3 pp
2001 48.6

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.