Countries with the Most People in Higher Education 2024
Source:
World Bank
Key Findings
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Macau leads in Tertiary Enrolment (% of Age Group) with 141.90 in 2024.
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Average Tertiary Enrolment (% of Age Group) in 2024: 95.96 · median: 89.90.
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Gap in 2024: Macau is 1.8× larger than China.
About This Dataset
Countries with the Most People in Higher Education 2024
Countries ranked by tertiary enrolment (% of age group) in 2024, using World Bank figures for the 87 countries that reported that year. Macau leads on 141.9, ahead of Cyprus (120.9) and Hong Kong (120.1). Enrolment in higher education as a share of the population in the five years after leaving school. Because older and foreign students are counted in the total, the figure can exceed 100 per cent.
Analysis
Macau (141.9), Cyprus (120.9) and Hong Kong (120.1) take the top three. Across the twenty shown, values run from 141.9 down to 76.9, a spread of 65.0. Macau is 1.17 times Cyprus, the country in second place. The chart shows the twenty highest of 87 reporting countries, so it describes the top of the distribution rather than the world average.
Data Insights
Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart
Methodology & source
- Data source
- World Bank
- Coverage
- 20 entities · 2024 · 20 observations
- Measure
- Tertiary Enrolment (% of Age Group)
- Last updated
- 6 September 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
- Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2024.
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