Colombia vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male

Colombia
1.13 million number
in 2018
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
11.59 million number
in 2019
Colombia rank
18th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
21st

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male over time

  • Colombia
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M197019942019

How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 11.59 million number against 1.13 million number in Colombia, a difference of 10.46 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 10.2 times Colombia's.

Across all 39 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 18th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 21st of 187 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 120,804 number 1.87 million number 1.75 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1980s 201,004 number 3.13 million number 2.93 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1990s 346,343 number 4.01 million number 3.67 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 597,770 number 6.78 million number 6.18 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 1.02 million number 10.42 million number 9.40 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male, Colombia or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 11.59 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
10.46 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
39 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Colombia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male?
Colombia ranks 18th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 21st 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.