School enrolment, tertiary (gross) in Asia

39 countries in Asia, 2023. Unit: % gross. World ranking →

First in the ranking
129.2 %
Macao
Median country
44.9 %
half above, half below
World
43.2 %
World Bank aggregate
Range
10.5 to 129.2
Pakistan - Macao

How to read it

Across 39 countries in Asia, the highest value is in Macao (129.2 %) and the lowest in Pakistan (10.5 %).

The median country is at 44.9 %: half are above, half below.

Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

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Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through… · via World Bank WDI (SE.TER.ENRR) · licence

Tertiary enrolment over time

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Ranking of countries

2023
In chart Share of the highest value
1Macao129.2
2Cyprus107.3
3South Korea106.7
4Türkiye105.9
5Hong Kong105.5
6Singapore97.3
7Georgia78.3
8China74.6
9Mongolia67.9
10Japan64.5
11United Arab Emirates61.3
12Israel57.1
13Bahrain57.1
14Armenia56.3
15Kazakhstan54.7
16Lebanon54.4
17Kyrgyzstan53.6
18Uzbekistan45.8
19Thailand45.4
20Indonesia44.9
21Palestine44.5
22Philippines44.2
23Azerbaijan41.4
24Qatar38.2
25Malaysia37.3
26Brunei36.4
27Tajikistan35.0
28India34.2
29Jordan33.1
30Vietnam32.8
31Timor-Leste31.0
32Bangladesh24.2
33Sri Lanka20.7
34Nepal19.0
35Turkmenistan18.8
36Cambodia17.4
37Bhutan15.0
38Laos14.9
39Pakistan10.5
World Bank, WDI · SE.TER.ENRR · 2023 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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