Tertiary education enrollment — all countries

Tertiary education enrollment — Eastern Asia

Tertiary education enrollment in Eastern Asia in 2024 — 78.3%. Since 2003, the indicator has risen by 61.2 pp.

2024 78.3% +3.3 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 78.3%2024
Period minimum 17.2%2003

Trend over time

2003–2024 · % (gross ratio)

Tertiary education enrollment — Eastern Asia, 2003–2024020406080200320062009201220152018202120242003: 17.2%2004: 19.6%2005: 21.5%2006: 23.5%2007: 24.5%2008: 25%2009: 26.4%2010: 28.2%2011: 29.7%2012: 32%2013: 37.5%2014: 47.1%2015: 49.7%2016: 52%2017: 53.6%2018: 55.1%2019: 58.4%2020: 63%2021: 67.7%2022: 72.1%2023: 75%2024: 78.3%
Change over the period: +61.2 pp Annual average: 2.91 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Eastern Asia 78.3%
World 43.6%
Tertiary education enrollment — Eastern Asia, by year Eastern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 78.3 +3.3 pp
2023 75 +2.9 pp
2022 72.1 +4.4 pp
2021 67.7 +4.7 pp
2020 63 +4.5 pp
2019 58.4 +3.3 pp
2018 55.1 +1.5 pp
2017 53.6 +1.6 pp
2016 52 +2.3 pp
2015 49.7 +2.6 pp
2014 47.1 +9.6 pp
2013 37.5 +5.5 pp
2012 32 +2.3 pp
2011 29.7 +1.4 pp
2010 28.2 +1.8 pp
2009 26.4 +1.4 pp
2008 25 +0.5 pp
2007 24.5 +1 pp
2006 23.5 +2 pp
2005 21.5 +1.9 pp
2004 19.6 +2.5 pp
2003 17.2

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.