Argentina vs Latin America & Caribbean: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male

Argentina
1.20 million number
in 2017
Latin America & Caribbean
12.41 million number
in 2019
Argentina rank
16th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
18th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male over time

  • Argentina
  • Latin America & Caribbean
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 12.41 million number against 1.20 million number in Argentina, a difference of 11.21 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 10.3 times Argentina's.

Across all 37 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 16th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 18th of 187 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Latin America & Caribbean Difference Ahead
1970s 242,672 number 1.85 million number 1.61 million number Latin America & Caribbean
1980s 325,718 number 3.26 million number 2.93 million number Latin America & Caribbean
1990s 613,715 number 4.98 million number 4.36 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 856,683 number 7.22 million number 6.36 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 1.11 million number 11.06 million number 9.95 million number Latin America & Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male, Argentina or Latin America & Caribbean?
Latin America & Caribbean, at 12.41 million number against 1.20 million number in Argentina as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male between Argentina and Latin America & Caribbean?
11.21 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Latin America & Caribbean?
37 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
How do Argentina and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male?
Argentina ranks 16th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 18th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 7,125 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The total number of male students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.