Data for 2003
Tertiary Enrolment Ratio, 2003
Figures for 2003, as UIS published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Tertiary Enrolment Ratio, 2003 covers 127 countries on 3 measures. Finland is highest, at 88.287; Maldives is lowest, at 0.214. The middle country reads 20.755. Against 2002, 110 values changed (97 up, 13 down), 17 countries joined, 16 left.
Tertiary Enrolment Ratio · Data for 2003
HighestFinland
88.287LowestMaldives
0.214Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end. A higher value is the better result.
01Position · derived
The table
Every country and every column of Tertiary Enrolment Ratio, 2003, as published. UIS ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 127 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 88.287 | 96.612 | 80.33 | |
| 2 | 84.456 | 64.133 | 103.32 | |
| 3 | 80.490 | 97.947 | 63.74 | |
| 4 | 80.227 | 55.637 | 107.55 | |
| 5 | 77.971 | 94.822 | 61.70 | |
| 6 | 72.912 | 78.051 | 68.24 | |
| 7 | 71.034 | 89.254 | 53.45 | |
| 8 | 69.630 | 84.979 | 54.77 | |
| 9 | 69.605 | 80.498 | 59.30 | |
| 10 | 69.035 | 78.248 | 60.09 | |
| 11 | 68.171 | 79.857 | 56.74 | |
| 12 | 65.532 | 71.400 | 59.95 | |
| 13 | 64.222 | 81.365 | 48.03 | |
| 14 | 64.030 | 77.698 | 50.82 | |
| 15 | 61.658 | 71.729 | 51.96 | |
| 16 | 61.456 | 69.476 | 53.61 | |
| 17 | 60.621 | 71.315 | 50.29 | |
| 18 | 60.255 | 66.239 | 54.52 | |
| 19 | 60.027 | 77.648 | 42.95 | |
| 20 | 60.006 | 68.763 | 51.56 | |
| 21 | 59.612 | 64.466 | 54.89 | |
| 22 | 58.544 | 62.337 | 55.01 | |
| 23 | 55.846 | 62.825 | 49.00 | |
| 24 | 55.207 | 62.702 | 48.00 | |
| 25 | 54.996 | 57.211 | 52.86 | |
| 26 | 54.635 | 63.471 | 46.21 | |
| 27 | 52.317 | 57.947 | 46.76 | |
| 28 | 45.273 | 43.204 | 47.44 | |
| 29 | 44.273 | 54.601 | 34.30 | |
| 30 | 43.518 | 42.248 | 44.75 | |
| 31 | 43.051 | 38.275 | 47.78 | |
| 32 | 42.854 | 46.685 | 39.25 | |
| 33 | 42.381 | 46.185 | 38.75 | |
| 34 | 41.763 | 55.949 | 27.85 | |
| 35 | 41.155 | 44.375 | 38.05 | |
| 36 | 39.613 | 44.972 | 34.47 | |
| 37 | 39.491 | 41.360 | 37.50 | |
| 38 | 39.208 | 40.590 | 37.88 | |
| 39 | 39.206 | 40.545 | 37.90 | |
| 40 | 38.906 | 43.125 | 34.85 | |
| 41 | 36.879 | 46.097 | 27.68 | |
| 42 | 36.056 | 40.100 | 32.62 | |
| 43 | 35.066 | 38.841 | 30.96 | |
| 44 | 34.551 | 37.453 | 31.77 | |
| 45 | 33.675 | 41.175 | 26.13 | |
| 46 | 33.001 | 36.474 | 29.68 | |
| 47 | 32.569 | 37.684 | 27.74 | |
| 48 | 32.217 | 32.364 | 32.07 | |
| 49 | 31.955 | 32.342 | 31.59 | |
| 50 | 31.264 | 37.270 | 25.72 | |
| 51 | 31.260 | 31.340 | 31.18 | |
| 52 | 30.378 | 34.528 | 25.85 | |
| 53 | 30.320 | 31.287 | 29.37 | |
| 54 | 30.087 | 35.198 | 25.23 | |
| 55 | 29.721 | 25.546 | 33.76 | |
| 56 | 27.822 | 32.247 | 23.66 | |
| 57 | 27.230 | 30.965 | 23.70 | |
| 58 | 26.915 | 31.420 | 22.58 | |
| 59 | 26.623 | 37.043 | 19.12 | |
| 60 | 26.025 | 24.239 | 27.72 | |
| 61 | 25.974 | 29.046 | 22.99 | |
| 62 | 25.120 | 40.011 | 15.65 | |
| 63 | 23.048 | 22.290 | 23.85 | |
| 64 | 20.755 | 11.398 | 29.83 | |
| 65 | 20.576 | 21.357 | 19.73 | |
| 66 | 19.809 | — | — | |
| 67 | 19.589 | 28.852 | 12.38 | |
| 68 | 19.406 | 19.719 | 19.09 | |
| 69 | 18.859 | — | — | |
| 70 | 18.802 | — | — | |
| 71 | 18.680 | 22.332 | 15.16 | |
| 72 | 18.306 | 10.620 | 26.68 | |
| 73 | 18.212 | — | — | |
| 74 | 16.366 | 19.799 | 12.72 | |
| 75 | 16.294 | 19.602 | 12.91 | |
| 76 | 15.889 | 18.898 | 12.97 | |
| 77 | 15.772 | 14.110 | 17.37 | |
| 78 | 15.758 | 15.145 | 16.36 | |
| 79 | 15.751 | 29.254 | 7.05 | |
| 80 | 14.772 | 15.993 | 13.59 | |
| 81 | 14.514 | 13.146 | 15.80 | |
| 82 | 14.331 | 12.186 | 16.38 | |
| 83 | 14.257 | 19.755 | 9.44 | |
| 84 | 13.835 | 12.057 | 15.58 | |
| 85 | 13.232 | 12.302 | 14.14 | |
| 86 | 12.061 | 13.079 | 11.08 | |
| 87 | 11.058 | 8.870 | 13.07 | |
| 88 | 11.042 | 9.693 | 12.39 | |
| 89 | 9.918 | 8.613 | 11.20 | |
| 90 | 9.283 | 7.511 | 11.02 | |
| 91 | 9.080 | 8.838 | 9.33 | |
| 92 | 8.829 | 8.754 | 8.90 | |
| 93 | 8.781 | 4.531 | 12.85 | |
| 94 | 8.704 | 10.787 | 6.68 | |
| 95 | 8.657 | 9.152 | 8.16 | |
| 96 | 7.655 | 5.598 | 9.69 | |
| 97 | 7.177 | — | — | |
| 98 | 6.824 | 8.588 | 5.19 | |
| 99 | 6.391 | 6.719 | 6.05 | |
| 100 | 5.991 | 3.825 | 8.17 | |
| 101 | 5.432 | — | — | |
| 102 | 5.220 | 4.056 | 6.38 | |
| 103 | 4.911 | 2.387 | 7.40 | |
| 104 | 4.864 | 3.481 | 6.28 | |
| 105 | 4.797 | 3.492 | 6.06 | |
| 106 | 4.453 | 4.856 | 4.07 | |
| 107 | 3.796 | 2.192 | 5.36 | |
| 108 | 3.779 | 2.814 | 4.76 | |
| 109 | 3.421 | 2.821 | 4.08 | |
| 110 | 3.293 | 1.409 | 5.18 | |
| 111 | 3.015 | — | — | |
| 112 | 2.876 | — | — | |
| 113 | 2.703 | 3.238 | 2.14 | |
| 114 | 2.402 | 1.228 | 3.54 | |
| 115 | 2.374 | 2.103 | 2.63 | |
| 116 | 2.341 | 1.572 | 3.27 | |
| 117 | 2.100 | 1.921 | 2.28 | |
| 118 | 1.505 | 0.680 | 2.32 | |
| 119 | 1.374 | 0.571 | 2.15 | |
| 120 | 1.205 | 2.386 | 0.00 | |
| 121 | 1.140 | 0.934 | 1.35 | |
| 122 | 0.942 | 0.192 | 1.69 | |
| 123 | 0.929 | 0.582 | 1.29 | |
| 124 | 0.898 | 0.550 | 1.25 | |
| 125 | 0.828 | 0.462 | 1.18 | |
| 126 | 0.392 | — | — | |
| 127 | 0.214 | 0.307 | 0.13 |
02In 2003
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- 1
Finland88.287
- 2
South Korea84.456
- 3
Sweden80.490
- 4
Macau80.227
- 5
Norway77.971
Lowest
- 127
Maldives0.214
- 126
Malawi0.392
- 125
Niger0.828
- 124
Tanzania0.898
- 123
Mozambique0.929
A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 20.755. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
032002 → 2003
Since 2002
What changed between 2002 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +17 / −16countries joined / left
- 110values changed, of 110 in both
- 97 · 13rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Fell most
Egypt28.918 → 26.025−2.894
Kyrgyzstan42.228 → 39.491−2.737
Qatar17.287 → 15.751−1.536
Paraguay28.316 → 26.915−1.401
Philippines28.348 → 27.230−1.118
Changes in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.
04Caveats
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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.
The position is ours
UIS publishes values only. The order here sorts the published values, and the page says so wherever it prints one.
Which end is better
A higher value is the better result.
18 empty cells
An empty cell means the publisher gave no figure. It is never a zero.
05The files
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Cite this edition
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) (2003). Tertiary Enrolment Ratio, 2003 [data set], describing 2003. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/tertiary-enrolment/2003
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07Questions
Tertiary Enrolment Ratio, 2003: questions and answers
Which country has the highest tertiary enrolment in Tertiary Enrolment Ratio, 2003?
Finland, at 88.287, of the 127 countries in the file.
What year does Tertiary Enrolment Ratio, 2003 describe?
2003.
How many countries does Tertiary Enrolment Ratio, 2003 cover?
127.
Where can I download Tertiary Enrolment Ratio, 2003?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is Tertiary Enrolment Ratio, 2003 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Tertiary Enrolment Ratio, 2024.