Egypt vs Philippines: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male

Egypt
1.46 million number
in 2017
Philippines
1.60 million number
in 2017
Egypt rank
15th
Philippines rank
14th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male over time

  • Egypt
  • Philippines
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How they compare

Philippines currently reports 1.60 million number against 1.46 million number in Egypt, a difference of 132,240 number.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Philippines ahead.

Egypt ranks 15th and Philippines ranks 14th of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Philippines in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Philippines Difference Ahead
1970s 276,169 number 379,173 number 103,004 number Philippines
1980s 492,853 number 590,865 number 98,013 number Philippines
2000s 1.27 million number 1.14 million number 136,490 number Egypt
2010s 1.34 million number 1.45 million number 111,847 number Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male, Egypt or Philippines?
Philippines, at 1.60 million number against 1.46 million number in Egypt as of 2017.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male between Egypt and Philippines?
132,240 number, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Philippines?
19 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Egypt and Philippines rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male?
Egypt ranks 15th and Philippines ranks 14th 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.