Tertiary education enrollment — all countries

Tertiary education enrollment — North Korea

Tertiary education enrollment in North Korea in 2018 — 26.7%. Ranked 95 in the world out of 134. Since 2009, the indicator has fallen by 3.4 pp.

2018 26.7% −1.2 pp vs 2015
World rank 95of 134
Period maximum 30.1%2009
Period minimum 26.7%2018

Trend over time

2009–2018 · % (gross ratio)

Tertiary education enrollment — North Korea, 2009–201826272829303120092010201120122013201420152016201720182009: 30.1%2011: 29.8%2015: 27.9%2018: 26.7%
Change over the period: −3.4 pp Annual average: -0.38 pp

Comparison, 2018

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

North Korea 26.7%
World 37.9%
Eastern Asia computed 55.1%
Tertiary education enrollment — North Korea, by year North Korea All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2018 26.7
2015 27.9
2011 29.8
2009 30.1

Eastern Asia, 2018

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.