Countries in Oceania by university enrolment
Students in universities and other tertiary education, as a share of the people of the five years after secondary school. Older students count too, so it can pass 100%. 8 countries in Oceania, highest first. World Bank, mostly 2024
Median country
57.3%
half above, half below| # | Country | % gross | Year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Australia | 108.4% | 2024 | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2 |  New Zealand | 77.2% | 2024 | Australia and New Zealand |
| 3 |  Fiji | 75.0% | 2024 | Melanesia |
| 4 |  Palau | 71.8% | 2024 | Micronesia |
| 5 |  Tonga | 42.9% | 2023 | Polynesia |
| 6 |  Marshall Islands | 37.7% | 2024 | Micronesia |
| 7 |  Samoa | 16.0% | 2024 | Polynesia |
| 8 |  Kiribati | 5.0% | 2024 | Micronesia |
No World Bank figure for 5 countries: Micronesia, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu.
Questions
- Which country in Oceania has the highest university enrolment?
- Australia has the highest university enrolment in Oceania: 108.4% gross enrolment (2024). Next come New Zealand (77.2% gross enrolment) and Fiji (75.0% gross enrolment).
- Which country in Oceania has the lowest university enrolment?
- Kiribati, with 5.0% gross enrolment (2024).
- What is the typical university enrolment of a country in Oceania?
- The median of the 8 countries in Oceania is 57.3% gross enrolment: half are above it, half below. The median, not the average, because a few countries at the top would drag an average far above almost everyone.
- Where do the figures come from?
- Students in universities and other tertiary education, as a share of the people of the five years after secondary school. Older students count too, so it can pass 100%. Source: World Bank, mostly 2024. Only independent states are ranked; territories are listed separately. A country’s continent follows Natural Earth; the handful of island states it files under the open ocean are placed by their UN subregion.
Source: World Bank (CC BY 4.0). Figures more than 5 years older than the newest are left out rather than shown beside current ones. Countries sharing a value share a rank. All sources.