{"id":18481,"date":"2026-02-21T12:48:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T12:48:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.quantumrun.com\/consulting\/?p=18481"},"modified":"2026-02-21T12:48:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T12:48:14","slug":"tertiary-education-by-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quantumrun.com\/consulting\/tertiary-education-by-country\/","title":{"rendered":"Tertiary Education By Country [2026 Statistics]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>\n@import url('https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Source+Serif+4:ital,opsz,wght@0,8..60,300;0,8..60,400;0,8..60,600;1,8..60,400&family=DM+Sans:wght@400;500;600&display=swap');\n\n.te-article ul.key-stats {\n  list-style: disc;\n  padding-left: 22px;\n  margin: 0 0 28px 0;\n}\n.te-article ul.key-stats li {\n  margin-bottom: 8px;\n  font-size: 16px;\n  line-height: 1.6;\n}\n.te-article table {\n  width: 100%;\n  border-collapse: collapse;\n  margin: 18px 0 6px 0;\n  font-size: 15px;\n}\n.te-article table th {\n  background: #f5f5f5;\n  font-weight: 600;\n  text-align: center;\n  padding: 10px 12px;\n  border-bottom: 2px solid #ddd;\n  font-size: 14.5px;\n}\n.te-article table td {\n  text-align: center;\n  padding: 9px 12px;\n  border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;\n}\n.te-article table tr:last-child td {\n  border-bottom: none;\n}\n.te-article table td:first-child {\n  text-align: left;\n  font-weight: 500;\n}\n.te-article .source-line {\n  font-size: 13.5px;\n  color: #666;\n  margin: 4px 0 26px 0;\n}\n.te-article .chart-wrap {\n  margin: 24px 0 30px 0;\n  max-width: 100%;\n}\n.te-article .chart-wrap canvas {\n  max-width: 100%;\n}\n.te-article .faq-section details {\n  border: 1px solid #e5e5e5;\n  border-radius: 6px;\n  margin-bottom: 10px;\n  overflow: hidden;\n  transition: background 0.2s;\n}\n.te-article .faq-section details[open] {\n  background: #fafafa;\n}\n.te-article .faq-section summary {\n  font-family: 'Source Serif 4', serif;\n  font-weight: 500;\n  font-size: 17px;\n  padding: 14px 18px;\n  cursor: pointer;\n  list-style: none;\n  display: flex;\n  justify-content: space-between;\n  align-items: center;\n  user-select: none;\n  line-height: 1.4;\n}\n.te-article .faq-section summary::-webkit-details-marker {\n  display: none;\n}\n.te-article .faq-section summary::after {\n  content: '+';\n  font-size: 22px;\n  font-weight: 400;\n  color: #888;\n  transition: transform 0.2s;\n  flex-shrink: 0;\n  margin-left: 12px;\n}\n.te-article .faq-section details[open] summary::after {\n  content: '\\2212';\n}\n.te-article .faq-section summary:hover {\n  background: #f7f7f7;\n}\n.te-article .faq-section details p {\n  padding: 0 18px 14px 18px;\n  margin: 0;\n  font-size: 15.5px;\n  color: #333;\n}\n.te-article .citations {\n  margin-top: 40px;\n  padding-top: 20px;\n  border-top: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\n  font-size: 14.5px;\n  color: #555;\n  line-height: 1.7;\n}\n.te-article .citations a {\n  color: #2a5db0;\n  text-decoration: none;\n}\n.te-article .citations a:hover {\n  text-decoration: underline;\n}\n.te-article a {\n  color: #2a5db0;\n  text-decoration: none;\n}\n.te-article a:hover {\n  text-decoration: underline;\n}\n@media (max-width: 600px) {\n  .te-article { padding: 0 14px; font-size: 15.5px; }\n  .te-article h2 { font-size: 22px; }\n  .te-article table { font-size: 13.5px; }\n  .te-article table th, .te-article table td { padding: 7px 6px; }\n}\n<\/style>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/npm\/chart.js\"><\/script>\n\n<div class=\"te-article\">\n\n<p>Less than half the world&#8217;s college-age population is enrolled in higher education. The global gross enrollment ratio for tertiary education stood at 43% as of 2023, according to the World Bank and UNESCO. Across OECD countries, 48% of 25-to-34-year-olds held a tertiary degree in 2024, up from 45% in 2019. This article compiles the latest tertiary education data by country, drawn from the OECD&#8217;s Education at a Glance 2025 report and World Bank indicators.<\/p>\n\n<h2>Key Tertiary Education Statistics<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"key-stats\">\n  <li>48% of young adults (25-34) across OECD countries held a tertiary qualification in 2024.<\/li>\n  <li>Canada leads with 66.36% tertiary attainment among 25-to-34-year-olds.<\/li>\n  <li>Sub-Saharan Africa&#8217;s gross tertiary enrollment ratio is just 9%.<\/li>\n  <li>Only 43% of bachelor&#8217;s students graduate within the expected program duration across the OECD.<\/li>\n  <li>Over 6 million students pursued tertiary education outside their home countries in 2023.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2>Tertiary Education Attainment by Country: Top 15 Nations<\/h2>\n<p>The OECD tracks the share of 25-to-34-year-olds who have completed tertiary education. Canada leads all tracked countries at 66.36%, and it is the only nation where more than half of the 55-64 age group also holds a degree. France shows one of the steepest generational gaps: attainment nearly doubled from 26.59% among older adults to 50.26% in the younger cohort.<\/p>\n\n<table>\n  <tr><th>Rank<\/th><th>Country<\/th><th>Ages 25-34 (%)<\/th><th>Ages 55-64 (%)<\/th><\/tr>\n  <tr><td>1<\/td><td>Canada<\/td><td>66.36<\/td><td>51.68<\/td><\/tr>\n  <tr><td>2<\/td><td>Japan<\/td><td>64.81<\/td><td>47.08<\/td><\/tr>\n  <tr><td>3<\/td><td>Luxembourg<\/td><td>63.12<\/td><td>32.42<\/td><\/tr>\n  <tr><td>4<\/td><td>Ireland<\/td><td>62.88<\/td><td>37.51<\/td><\/tr>\n  <tr><td>5<\/td><td>Russia<\/td><td>62.09<\/td><td>50.28<\/td><\/tr>\n  <tr><td>6<\/td><td>Lithuania<\/td><td>57.48<\/td><td>31.50<\/td><\/tr>\n  <tr><td>7<\/td><td>United Kingdom<\/td><td>57.47<\/td><td>38.82<\/td><\/tr>\n  <tr><td>8<\/td><td>Netherlands<\/td><td>55.60<\/td><td>30.54<\/td><\/tr>\n  <tr><td>9<\/td><td>Norway<\/td><td>55.03<\/td><td>35.10<\/td><\/tr>\n  <tr><td>10<\/td><td>Australia<\/td><td>54.31<\/td><td>37.09<\/td><\/tr>\n  <tr><td>11<\/td><td>Switzerland<\/td><td>52.27<\/td><td>34.29<\/td><\/tr>\n  <tr><td>12<\/td><td>United States<\/td><td>51.17<\/td><td>45.35<\/td><\/tr>\n  <tr><td>13<\/td><td>Belgium<\/td><td>50.87<\/td><td>35.40<\/td><\/tr>\n  <tr><td>14<\/td><td>France<\/td><td>50.26<\/td><td>26.59<\/td><\/tr>\n  <tr><td>15<\/td><td>Sweden<\/td><td>49.22<\/td><td>35.03<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"source-line\">Source: OECD via World Population Review, 2024 reference data<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"chart-wrap\">\n  <canvas id=\"attainmentChart\" height=\"320\"><\/canvas>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2>Tertiary Education by Country: Lowest Attainment Rates<\/h2>\n<p>At the other end, South Africa records the lowest youth attainment among OECD-tracked countries at 14.85%, with almost no change between generations. India&#8217;s 55-64 cohort sits at 6.72%, the lowest for any tracked country. Argentina is the only nation where the older cohort (24.85%) outpaces the younger one (19.03%).<\/p>\n\n<table>\n  <tr><th>Country<\/th><th>Ages 25-34 (%)<\/th><th>Ages 55-64 (%)<\/th><\/tr>\n  <tr><td>South Africa<\/td><td>14.85<\/td><td>14.62<\/td><\/tr>\n  <tr><td>Indonesia<\/td><td>18.66<\/td><td>8.82<\/td><\/tr>\n  <tr><td>Argentina<\/td><td>19.03<\/td><td>24.85<\/td><\/tr>\n  <tr><td>India<\/td><td>20.50<\/td><td>6.72<\/td><\/tr>\n  <tr><td>Brazil<\/td><td>23.03<\/td><td>15.34<\/td><\/tr>\n  <tr><td>Mexico<\/td><td>27.06<\/td><td>15.88<\/td><\/tr>\n  <tr><td>Italy<\/td><td>28.27<\/td><td>12.74<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"source-line\">Source: OECD via World Population Review, 2024 reference data<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"chart-wrap\">\n  <canvas id=\"lowAttainmentChart\" height=\"280\"><\/canvas>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2>Tertiary Education Spending by Country<\/h2>\n<p>Government expenditure per full-time equivalent tertiary student averaged $15,102 (USD PPP) across the OECD in 2022. Luxembourg and Norway each spent over $33,000 per student in public institutions. Six countries charge under $500 in annual tuition at public institutions, offsetting costs through taxation. Countries like Australia, the UK, and the US charge above $4,000 annually but pair this with loan-based aid systems. Across the OECD, tertiary education accounts for 1.4% of GDP on average.<\/p>\n\n<table>\n  <tr><th>Spending Tier<\/th><th>Countries<\/th><th>Per Student (USD PPP)<\/th><\/tr>\n  <tr><td>Highest (&gt;$25,000)<\/td><td>Luxembourg, Norway, Switzerland<\/td><td>Over $25,000<\/td><\/tr>\n  <tr><td>High ($20k-$25k)<\/td><td>Sweden, Denmark<\/td><td>$20,000-$25,000<\/td><\/tr>\n  <tr><td>OECD Average<\/td><td>All OECD<\/td><td>$15,102<\/td><\/tr>\n  <tr><td>Below Average<\/td><td>United States, United Kingdom<\/td><td>Varies (high private share)<\/td><\/tr>\n  <tr><td>Lowest (&lt;$5,000)<\/td><td>Chile, Mexico<\/td><td>Under $5,000<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"source-line\">Source: OECD Education at a Glance 2025, Chapters C1 and C5<\/p>\n\n<h2>Bachelor&#8217;s Completion Rates by Country<\/h2>\n<p>Getting in and finishing are two different things. Across the OECD, only 43% of bachelor&#8217;s students graduated within the expected program duration. With three extra years, the figure reached 70%. Women completed at a rate of 75% within that window, compared to 63% for men. STEM fields lagged: just 58% of STEM entrants graduated in the same field within three years past the expected duration.<\/p>\n\n<table>\n  <tr><th>Metric<\/th><th>OECD Average<\/th><\/tr>\n  <tr><td>Completion within expected duration<\/td><td>43%<\/td><\/tr>\n  <tr><td>Completion within 1 extra year<\/td><td>59%<\/td><\/tr>\n  <tr><td>Completion within 3 extra years<\/td><td>70%<\/td><\/tr>\n  <tr><td>Women (within 3 extra years)<\/td><td>75%<\/td><\/tr>\n  <tr><td>Men (within 3 extra years)<\/td><td>63%<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"source-line\">Source: OECD Education at a Glance 2025, Table B5.1<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"chart-wrap\">\n  <canvas id=\"completionChart\" height=\"260\"><\/canvas>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2>International Student Mobility in Tertiary Education<\/h2>\n<p>Over 6 million students studied outside their home countries in 2023. More than 5 million enrolled in OECD nations. The US, UK, Australia, and Canada together hosted 46% of all internationally mobile students in the OECD. Asian students made up 58% of the total. At the doctoral level, STEM fields account for over two-fifths of all graduates, twice their share at the bachelor&#8217;s level.<\/p>\n\n<table>\n  <tr><th>Destination<\/th><th>Share of International Students (OECD)<\/th><\/tr>\n  <tr><td>United States<\/td><td>19%<\/td><\/tr>\n  <tr><td>United Kingdom<\/td><td>14%<\/td><\/tr>\n  <tr><td>Australia<\/td><td>9%<\/td><\/tr>\n  <tr><td>Germany<\/td><td>9%<\/td><\/tr>\n  <tr><td>Canada<\/td><td>~5%<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"source-line\">Source: OECD Education at a Glance 2025 \/ Migration Data Portal, 2023 data<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"chart-wrap\">\n  <canvas id=\"mobilityChart\" height=\"260\"><\/canvas>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2>How Does Parental Background Affect Tertiary Education Access?<\/h2>\n<p>Parental education remains one of the strongest predictors of degree completion. Across the OECD, 70% of 25-to-34-year-olds with at least one tertiary-educated parent hold a degree themselves. For those whose parents didn&#8217;t finish upper secondary school, that figure drops to 26%.<\/p>\n\n<p>The gap carries into employment outcomes. Unemployment among young adults (25-34) without upper secondary education is 12.9%, dropping to 4.9% for those with a tertiary degree. In the UK, tertiary-educated young adults face a 2.9% unemployment rate versus 8.7% for those without upper secondary credentials. Completing a degree still carries a measurable payoff in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quantumrun.com\/consulting\/freelancing-statistics\/\">labor market<\/a>, but who gets there depends on where they start.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"chart-wrap\">\n  <canvas id=\"parentalChart\" height=\"260\"><\/canvas>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2>FAQ<\/h2>\n<div class=\"faq-section\">\n\n<details>\n  <summary>What country has the highest tertiary education rate?<\/summary>\n  <p>Canada leads all OECD-tracked countries with 66.36% of 25-to-34-year-olds holding a tertiary degree as of 2024 reference data.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<details>\n  <summary>What percentage of people globally have a tertiary degree?<\/summary>\n  <p>The global gross tertiary enrollment ratio is 43% as of 2023. In sub-Saharan Africa, enrollment drops to just 9%.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<details>\n  <summary>Which country spends the most on tertiary education per student?<\/summary>\n  <p>Luxembourg and Norway each spend over $33,000 per student (USD PPP) in public institutions, the highest among OECD countries.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<details>\n  <summary>What is the bachelor&#8217;s degree completion rate across the OECD?<\/summary>\n  <p>Only 43% of students complete a bachelor&#8217;s degree on time. With three extra years, 70% finish. Women graduate at higher rates than men.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<details>\n  <summary>Where do most international students study?<\/summary>\n  <p>The US hosts 19% of internationally mobile students in the OECD, followed by the UK at 14%, and Australia and Germany each at 9%.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"citations\">\n  <p>Sources:<\/p>\n  <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oecd.org\/en\/publications\/education-at-a-glance-2025_a1b4dba7-en.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">OECD Education at a Glance 2025<\/a><\/p>\n  <p><a href=\"https:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/indicator\/SE.TER.ENRR\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external\">World Bank Tertiary Enrollment Indicators<\/a><\/p>\n  <p><a href=\"https:\/\/worldpopulationreview.com\/country-rankings\/most-educated-countries\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external\">World Population Review Education Rankings<\/a><\/p>\n  <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.migrationdataportal.org\/themes\/international-students\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external\">Migration Data Portal International Students<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Less than half the world&#8217;s college-age population is enrolled in higher education. 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