Colombia vs Europe & Central Asia: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male

Colombia
1.13 million number
in 2018
Europe & Central Asia
18.46 million number
in 2019
Colombia rank
18th
Europe & Central Asia rank
17th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male over time

  • Colombia
  • Europe & Central Asia
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How they compare

Europe & Central Asia currently reports 18.46 million number against 1.13 million number in Colombia, a difference of 17.33 million number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia's figure about 16.3 times Colombia's.

Across all 39 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 18th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 17th of 187 countries.

Europe & Central Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Europe & Central Asia Difference Ahead
1970s 120,804 number 8.79 million number 8.67 million number Europe & Central Asia
1980s 201,004 number 9.70 million number 9.50 million number Europe & Central Asia
1990s 346,343 number 11.90 million number 11.55 million number Europe & Central Asia
2000s 597,770 number 16.10 million number 15.50 million number Europe & Central Asia
2010s 1.02 million number 18.11 million number 17.09 million number Europe & Central Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male, Colombia or Europe & Central Asia?
Europe & Central Asia, at 18.46 million number against 1.13 million number in Colombia as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male between Colombia and Europe & Central Asia?
17.33 million number, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Europe & Central Asia?
39 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Colombia and Europe & Central Asia rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male?
Colombia ranks 18th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 17th 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.