Tertiary education enrollment — all countries

Tertiary education enrollment — OPEC

Tertiary education enrollment in OPEC in 2004 — 17.3%. Since 1971, the indicator has risen by 12.8 pp.

2004 17.3% −0.2 pp vs 2003
World rank
Period maximum 21.9%2002
Period minimum 3.2%1977

Trend over time

1971–2004 · % (gross ratio)

Tertiary education enrollment — OPEC, 1971–200401020301971197519791983198719911995199920031971: 4.5%1972: 5.1%1973: 5.7%1974: 6.2%1975: 3.9%1976: 4.3%1977: 3.2%1978: 4.9%1979: 5.4%1980: 5.8%1981: 6.1%1982: 6.6%1983: 6.9%1985: 7.5%1987: 8.1%1999: 12.7%2002: 21.9%2003: 17.5%2004: 17.3%
Change over the period: +12.8 pp Annual average: 0.39 pp

Comparison, 2004

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

OPEC 17.3%
World 23.6%
Tertiary education enrollment — OPEC, by year OPEC All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2004 17.3 −0.2 pp
2003 17.5 −4.4 pp
2002 21.9
1999 12.7
1987 8.1
1985 7.5
1983 6.9 +0.3 pp
1982 6.6 +0.4 pp
1981 6.1 +0.4 pp
1980 5.8 +0.4 pp
1979 5.4 +0.5 pp
1978 4.9 +1.7 pp
1977 3.2 −1 pp
1976 4.3 +0.4 pp
1975 3.9 −2.3 pp
1974 6.2 +0.4 pp
1973 5.7 +0.6 pp
1972 5.1 +0.7 pp
1971 4.5

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.