Latin America & Caribbean vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male

Latin America & Caribbean
12.41 million number
in 2019
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1.06 million number
in 2018
Latin America & Caribbean rank
19th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
19th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M197019942019

How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 12.41 million number against 1.06 million number in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 11.35 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 11.7 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 19th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 19th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 1.94 million number 446,640 number 1.49 million number Latin America & Caribbean
1980s 3.35 million number 553,891 number 2.79 million number Latin America & Caribbean
1990s 4.13 million number 817,379 number 3.32 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 7.22 million number 987,130 number 6.23 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 11.21 million number 1.06 million number 10.15 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, Latin America & Caribbean or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Latin America & Caribbean, at 12.41 million number against 1.06 million number in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male between Latin America & Caribbean and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
11.35 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 19th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 19th of 45 groups.
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.