Gross School Enrollment (Tertiary Education) rose 2.08% to 43.3% in the World in 2023

Gross School Enrollment (Tertiary Education) (%), 2023
Education | World | September 1, 2025
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Gross school enrollment in tertiary education rose 2.08% to 43.3% in the World in 2023, according to World Bank.

Historically, gross school enrollment in tertiary education in the World reached an all time high of 43.3% in 2023 and an all time low of 9.93% in 1971.

World has been ranked th within the group of 59 countries we follow in terms of gross school enrollment in tertiary education.

Gross School Enrollment (Tertiary Education) Unit 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Austria % 83.8% 85.9% 86.3% 88.7% 93.9% ...
Belgium % 80.8% 79.1% 79.3% 79.5% 82.7% ...
Canada % ... ... ... ... 70.6% 69.6% 72.8% 74.2% 77.8% ...
China % 51.6% 54.0% 57.3% 62.2% 67.4%
France % 65.8% 67.5% 67.7% 68.9% 69.9% ...
Germany % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 68.5% 69.2% 72.7% 72.4% 75.7% ...
India % 27.9% 28.5% 29.0% 29.8% 31.6%
Japan % 62.5% 62.2% 62.1% 62.1% 63.2% ...
Mexico % 40.3% 41.6% 43.0% 45.2% 45.7% ...
Poland % 70.6% 71.0% 70.9% 71.0% 72.2% ...
Russia % 81.7% 81.6% 81.0% 57.2% 55.0% ...
South Korea % 93.7% 93.3% 94.0% 96.9% 100% ...
USA % 88.2% 88.3% 87.9% 87.6% 84.9% ...
World % 37.9% 38.3% 39.1% 40.1% 41.4%