Gross school enrollment in tertiary education rose 2.78% to 40.3% in the World in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, gross school enrollment in tertiary education in the World reached an all time high of 40.3% in 2020 and an all time low of 9.93% in 1971.
World has been ranked th within the group of 110 countries we follow in terms of gross school enrollment in tertiary education.
| Gross School Enrollment (Tertiary Education) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Austria | % | 80.7% | 83.5% | 85.1% | 86.7% | 86.5% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Belgium | % | 74.6% | 75.9% | 79.7% | 78.9% | 80.1% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Canada | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 64.8% | 66.4% | 68.9% | 70.1% | 75.7% | ... | ||||||||||
| China | % | 46.0% | 48.0% | 49.1% | 50.6% | 53.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| France | % | 62.8% | 64.7% | 65.8% | 67.5% | 68.4% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 67.7% | 69.6% | 70.2% | 70.3% | 73.5% | ... | |||
| India | % | 26.8% | 26.8% | 27.4% | 28.1% | 28.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | % | 63.3% | 63.6% | 63.8% | 64.1% | 64.6% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Mexico | % | 31.8% | 38.4% | 40.2% | 41.5% | 42.8% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Poland | % | 66.9% | 67.0% | 67.8% | 68.6% | 69.2% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 79.9% | 80.6% | 81.9% | 84.6% | 86.4% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| South Korea | % | 94.3% | 94.0% | 94.3% | 95.9% | 98.4% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| USA | % | 88.9% | 88.8% | 88.2% | 88.3% | 87.9% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| World | % | 36.8% | 37.4% | 37.8% | 38.2% | 39.2% | ... |
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