4. Japan
Percentage of graduation rates in tertiary education: 72
Education quality ranking: 4.4/7
Around 70% high school graduates in Japan continue to the higher education. 12 of 69 universities in Japan are ranked among the top 100 universities in Asia, among which The University of Tokyo takes the 7th place (being the best in the country, followed by Tohoku and Kyoto Universities). These are some high figures indeed, which put Japan reasonably at the top of the countries with the highest percentage of college graduates in the world.