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United States
School enrollment, tertiary (% gross)

Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Global rank#25out of 126 countries
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Historical trend

88.978.467.857.346.8197119972022United States · 2022: 79.36%United States

Analytical takeaways

  • United States records 79.36% for School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) in 2022, ranking #25 globally out of 126 countries.
  • School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) increased from 46.75% in 1971 to 79.36% in 2022, a gain of 32.61%.
  • The country sits in the top quartile of the global distribution for this metric, making the page useful for leader-oriented high-intent searches.

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