Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (%) by country
Total enrollment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official post-secondary non-tertiary education age.
Countries reporting
110
Highest
115.4%
Tonga
Lowest
0.0%
Togo
Median
8.1%
Years covered
23
1998β2020
Data points
1,436
What the numbers show
Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 110 countries. The highest value is 115.4% in Tonga; the lowest is 0.0% in Togo.
The median across all reporting countries is 8.1%, and the mean is 19.3%.
Over the past decade 60 countries rose and 42 fell. The largest increase was in Slovakia (up 1,308.7%), and the largest decrease in Liechtenstein (down 100.0%).
Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tonga | 115.4% | 2015 | up 542.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Bahrain | 104.3% | 2019 | up 340.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Seychelles | 95.1% | 2019 | up 96.5% | rising |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 92.3% | 2019 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 5 | Gibraltar | 89.2% | 2019 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 6 | Jamaica | 88.4% | 2019 | down 22.7% | rising |
| 7 | New Zealand | 67.4% | 2018 | down 25.3% | rising |
| 8 | Dominica | 67.2% | 2016 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 9 | Lithuania | 60.0% | 2018 | up 218.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 57.2% | 2012 | up 156.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 54.7% | 2017 | up 74.6% | rising |
| 12 | Belgium | 48.8% | 2018 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 13 | Puerto Rico | 43.2% | 2018 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 14 | Hong Kong, China | 42.7% | 2019 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 15 | Finland | 42.0% | 2018 | β | volatile |
| 16 | Barbados | 41.0% | 2019 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 17 | Greece | 38.4% | 2018 | up 148.8% | rising |
| 18 | Hungary | 37.0% | 2018 | up 67.2% | rising |
| 19 | Saint Lucia | 34.9% | 2019 | down 2.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Namibia | 32.5% | 2018 | up 700.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Antigua and Barbuda | 31.1% | 2012 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 22 | Ukraine | 29.8% | 2012 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 23 | Iceland | 29.2% | 2018 | up 483.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Poland | 29.2% | 2018 | up 845.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Azerbaijan | 29.1% | 2019 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 26 | Germany | 29.0% | 2018 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 27 | Mauritius | 29.0% | 2018 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 28 | United States | 28.2% | 2018 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 29 | Cayman Islands | 27.5% | 2018 | up 347.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Fiji | 26.5% | 2016 | up 766.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Philippines | 26.0% | 2017 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 32 | Brazil | 24.9% | 2017 | β | flat |
| 33 | Slovakia | 23.9% | 2018 | up 1,308.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Georgia | 23.1% | 2019 | down 45.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Naoero | 21.9% | 2019 | up 66.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Belize | 21.9% | 2008 | up 176.6% | rising |
| 37 | Romania | 21.8% | 2018 | up 384.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Vanuatu | 21.0% | 2015 | up 112.8% | rising |
| 39 | Estonia | 20.6% | 2018 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 40 | Ireland | 19.8% | 2018 | down 61.4% | rising |
| 41 | Austria | 19.6% | 2018 | down 73.8% | falling |
| 42 | Trinidad and Tobago | 19.5% | 2010 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 43 | South Africa | 19.0% | 2018 | up 168.0% | rising |
| 44 | Czechia | 18.3% | 2018 | up 138.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Belarus | 16.6% | 2018 | up 138.9% | falling |
| 46 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 14.5% | 2016 | down 56.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Latvia | 14.0% | 2018 | up 247.5% | rising |
| 48 | Switzerland | 13.6% | 2018 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 49 | Kuwait | 12.3% | 2013 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 50 | Sweden | 11.5% | 2018 | down 33.0% | flat |
| 51 | Israel | 11.1% | 2018 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 52 | Norway | 10.6% | 2018 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 53 | Kyrgyzstan | 9.7% | 2019 | up 49.2% | falling |
| 54 | Panama | 9.0% | 2007 | up 296.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Grenada | 8.3% | 2018 | down 82.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Kenya | 7.9% | 2016 | up 117.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Malaysia | 7.0% | 2011 | down 58.6% | falling |
| 58 | Afghanistan | 6.3% | 2018 | up 91.6% | rising |
| 59 | Comoros | 5.9% | 2004 | up 735.5% | volatile |
| 60 | China (Peopleβs Republic of) | 5.9% | 2019 | down 13.9% | rising |
| 61 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 5.4% | 2019 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 62 | Mongolia | 5.3% | 2018 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 63 | Burkina Faso | 5.3% | 2013 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 64 | Egypt | 5.3% | 2014 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 65 | United Republic of Tanzania | 5.1% | 2019 | up 42.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Slovenia | 5.0% | 2012 | up 40.2% | rising |
| 67 | Bangladesh | 5.0% | 2019 | up 323.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Eritrea | 4.7% | 2017 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 69 | Maldives | 4.7% | 2003 | β | rising |
| 70 | Cambodia | 4.6% | 2010 | up 235.3% | volatile |
| 71 | Syrian Arab Republic | 4.4% | 2013 | down 12.7% | flat |
| 72 | Portugal | 4.4% | 2018 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Lesotho | 4.3% | 2014 | up 234.2% | rising |
| 74 | Tunisia | 4.3% | 2016 | up 109.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Russian Federation | 3.6% | 2018 | down 44.5% | falling |
| 76 | Cameroon | 3.4% | 2016 | up 182.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Uganda | 3.2% | 2017 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 78 | Luxembourg | 3.2% | 2018 | down 45.1% | falling |
| 79 | Guyana | 3.1% | 2012 | down 65.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Rwanda | 2.8% | 2019 | up 140.9% | rising |
| 81 | Spain | 2.8% | 2018 | β | volatile |
| 82 | Malta | 2.5% | 2018 | down 81.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Cuba | 2.2% | 2019 | up 504.3% | volatile |
| 84 | North Macedonia | 2.1% | 2018 | up 96.0% | rising |
| 85 | Ethiopia | 2.0% | 2004 | up 242.2% | volatile |
| 86 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1.8% | 2015 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 87 | France | 1.8% | 2018 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 88 | Cyprus | 1.2% | 2017 | β | rising |
| 89 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.2% | 2012 | up 32.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Qatar | 1.2% | 2019 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 91 | Saudi Arabia | 1.1% | 2019 | β | rising |
| 92 | Mauritania | 1.1% | 2005 | up 88.9% | rising |
| 93 | India | 1.0% | 2019 | down 48.0% | rising |
| 94 | Bhutan | 1.0% | 2020 | up 326.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Denmark | 1.0% | 2012 | up 12.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Serbia | 0.9% | 2019 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 97 | Djibouti | 0.9% | 2019 | up 592.3% | volatile |
| 98 | Bulgaria | 0.9% | 2018 | down 53.4% | falling |
| 99 | Colombia | 0.7% | 2018 | down 12.9% | rising |
| 100 | Cabo Verde | 0.6% | 2018 | down 91.1% | volatile |
| 101 | Mali | 0.4% | 2018 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 102 | Pakistan | 0.4% | 2019 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 103 | Madagascar | 0.3% | 2019 | up 32.4% | flat |
| 104 | Italy | 0.3% | 2016 | down 96.8% | volatile |
| 105 | Palestine, State of | 0.2% | 2019 | β | volatile |
| 106 | Republic of Moldova | 0.2% | 2019 | down 91.9% | falling |
| 107 | Zimbabwe | 0.2% | 2003 | β | falling |
| 108 | Niger | 0.1% | 2017 | up 65.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Liechtenstein | 0.0% | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Togo | 0.0% | 2006 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
Total enrollment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official post-secondary non-tertiary education age.