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Tertiary enrollment Ranking Map for 172 countries and territories Limited coverage: Countries and territories reporting tertiary enrollment to UNESCO or the World Bank. 172 countries and territories included; reference period: 2015–2025 (latest by country).
In the available data, Greece has the highest recorded value at 165.1% (rank #1); Japan ranks #59 at 64.5%. Coverage: 172 countries and territories. Reference years: Greece 2023; Japan 2023. This is a gross enrollment ratio, so it includes students outside the standard age group and can exceed 100%.
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Compare tertiary enrollment within the covered dataset. Countries and territories reporting tertiary enrollment to UNESCO or the World Bank.
Japan 64.5%
Japan, world rank 59 for Tertiary enrollment, 64.5%
Fiji: 75% Tanzania: 4% Western Sahara: Not included in this limited dataset Canada: 76.3% United States: 79.4% Kazakhstan: 52.9% Uzbekistan: 59.8% Papua New Guinea: Not included in this limited dataset Indonesia: 44.9% Argentina: 107.8% Chile: 110.2% Democratic Republic of the Congo: 6.4% Somalia: Not included in this limited dataset Kenya: 10.4% Sudan: 15.9% Chad: 4.4% Haiti: Not included in this limited dataset Dominican Republic: 57.7% Russia: 60.4% Bahamas: Not included in this limited dataset Falkland Islands: Not included in this limited dataset Norway: 95.5% Greenland: Not included in this limited dataset Fr. S. Antarctic Lands: No data Timor-Leste: 31% South Africa: 23.5% Lesotho: 9.9% Mexico: 48.2% Uruguay: 80% Brazil: 69.7% Bolivia: Not included in this limited dataset Peru: 71.2% Colombia: 59.3% Panama: 53.7% Costa Rica: 55% Nicaragua: 30.4% Honduras: 23.3% El Salvador: 32.8% Guatemala: 27.3% Belize: 24.8% Venezuela: Not included in this limited dataset Guyana: 26.4% Suriname: 2.6% France: 71.5% Ecuador: 67.9% Puerto Rico: 77.9% Jamaica: 26.2% Cuba: 43.1% Zimbabwe: 7.7% Botswana: 21.4% Namibia: 26.1% Senegal: 15.3% Mali: 5.1% Mauritania: 6% Benin: 10.2% Niger: 4.2% Nigeria: Not included in this limited dataset Cameroon: 16.7% Togo: 14.9% Ghana: 21.3% Côte d’Ivoire: 12.3% Guinea: Not included in this limited dataset Guinea-Bissau: Not included in this limited dataset Liberia: Not included in this limited dataset Sierra Leone: Not included in this limited dataset Burkina Faso: 10% Central African Republic: Not included in this limited dataset Republic of the Congo: 10.4% Gabon: Not included in this limited dataset Equatorial Guinea: Not included in this limited dataset Zambia: Not included in this limited dataset Malawi: 2.7% Mozambique: 7.5% Eswatini: Not included in this limited dataset Angola: 10% Burundi: 6.4% Israel: 56.3% Lebanon: 54.4% Madagascar: 6.1% Palestine: 44.5% Gambia: 13.5% Tunisia: 38.1% Algeria: 54.4% Jordan: 35.9% United Arab Emirates: 63.7% Qatar: 43% Kuwait: 51.9% Iraq: Not included in this limited dataset Oman: 42.2% Vanuatu: Not included in this limited dataset Cambodia: 21.4% Thailand: 49.1% Laos: 14.9% Myanmar: 20.4% Vietnam: 37.6% North Korea: 26.7% South Korea: 111.9% Mongolia: 69% India: 34.4% Bangladesh: 23.7% Bhutan: 13% Nepal: 21.3% Pakistan: 10.9% Afghanistan: 10.9% Tajikistan: 35.6% Kyrgyzstan: 53.9% Turkmenistan: 20.4% Iran: 58.7% Syria: 43.8% Armenia: 52.8% Sweden: 84% Belarus: 70.1% Ukraine: 87.2% Poland: 80.9% Austria: 92.6% Hungary: 60.5% Moldova: 74.7% Romania: 55.2% Lithuania: 75.6% Latvia: 82.9% Estonia: 65.7% Germany: 76.7% Bulgaria: 69.5% Greece: 165.1% Türkiye: 105.9% Albania: 84.1% Croatia: 81.2% Switzerland: 73.5% Luxembourg: 22.4% Belgium: 82.1% Netherlands: 86.6% Portugal: 77.7% Spain: 93.8% Ireland: 77.6% New Caledonia: Not included in this limited dataset Solomon Islands: Not included in this limited dataset New Zealand: 77.2% Australia: 108.4% Sri Lanka: 20.7% China: 76.9% Taiwan: Not included in this limited dataset Italy: 75.9% Denmark: 79% United Kingdom: 80.4% Iceland: 76.5% Azerbaijan: 41.3% Georgia: 89.5% Philippines: 47.4% Malaysia: 38.5% Brunei: 36.4% Slovenia: 80.1% Finland: 110.3% Slovakia: 54.5% Czechia: 66.7% Eritrea: 3.2% Japan: 64.5% Paraguay: Not included in this limited dataset Yemen: Not included in this limited dataset Saudi Arabia: 83.9% Antarctica: No data N. Cyprus: No data Cyprus: 120.9% Morocco: 48.2% Egypt: 38% Libya: Not included in this limited dataset Ethiopia: Not included in this limited dataset Djibouti: Not included in this limited dataset Somaliland: No data Uganda: Not included in this limited dataset Rwanda: 9.4% Bosnia and Herzegovina: 45.5% North Macedonia: 55% Serbia: 70.6% Montenegro: 55.2% Kosovo: No data Trinidad and Tobago: 23.8% South Sudan: Not included in this limited dataset Japan Greece 1 Cyprus 3 South Korea 5 Niger 168 Tanzania 169 Eritrea 170 Malawi 171 Suriname 172 Australia Argentina Norway Move map ⛶ Expand map+ − Reset
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× JPN Top 40% / 2023
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View Japan's profile and all rankings→ Tertiary enrollmentRankings 59/172 64.5%
Area 377,969 km² World # 63
Population 123,366,734 people World # 12 Did you know? Japan ranks #59 for tertiary enrollment. Switch themes to see how the same country changes across the map.
1 Greece 165.1% 2 Macau 141.9% 3 Cyprus 120.9% 4 Hong Kong 120.1% 5 South Korea 111.9%
172 Suriname 2.6% 171 Malawi 2.7% 170 Eritrea 3.2% 169 Tanzania 4% 168 Niger 4.2% 02 / ABOUT THIS DATA
How to read the Tertiary enrollment ranking map Countries and territories reporting tertiary enrollment to UNESCO or the World Bank. This page orders 172 countries and territories by value and divides the ranking into ten map colors.
Top 3 #1 Greece (165.1%), #2 Macau (141.9%), #3 Cyprus (120.9%)
Japan’s position World #59 (64.5%)
Data period 2015–2025 (latest by country) Reference years differ by country. Compare each value with the year and source shown in the country card.
03 / FULL RANKING
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Tertiary enrollment Full ranking172 countries #60 United Arab Emirates 63.7% Profile #90 Bosnia and Herzegovina 45.5% Profile #98 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 41.5% Profile #112 British Virgin Islands 29.6% Profile #118 Turks and Caicos Islands 25.3% Profile #121 Trinidad and Tobago 23.8% Profile #147 Sao Tome and Principe 12.8% Profile #152 Republic of the Congo 10.4% Profile #159 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 7.7% Profile #162 Democratic Republic of the Congo 6.4% Profile