India vs Low & middle income: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male

India
17.65 million number
in 2019
Low & middle income
84.86 million number
in 2019
India rank
2nd
Low & middle income rank
2nd

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male over time

  • India
  • Low & middle income
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How they compare

Low & middle income currently reports 84.86 million number against 17.65 million number in India, a difference of 67.20 million number.

That makes Low & middle income's figure about 4.8 times India's.

Across all 39 years both countries report, Low & middle income has been ahead every year.

India ranks 2nd and Low & middle income ranks 2nd of 187 countries.

Low & middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 2.25 million number 11.56 million number 9.31 million number Low & middle income
1980s 2.89 million number 17.55 million number 14.66 million number Low & middle income
1990s 3.46 million number 22.80 million number 19.35 million number Low & middle income
2000s 7.53 million number 44.58 million number 37.05 million number Low & middle income
2010s 16.20 million number 77.56 million number 61.36 million number Low & middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male, India or Low & middle income?
Low & middle income, at 84.86 million number against 17.65 million number in India as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male between India and Low & middle income?
67.20 million number, with Low & middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Low & middle income?
39 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do India and Low & middle income rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male?
India ranks 2nd and Low & middle income ranks 2nd 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.