Singapore vs United Arab Emirates: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male

Singapore
96,490 number
in 2018
United Arab Emirates
101,884 number
in 2017
Singapore rank
92nd
United Arab Emirates rank
89th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male over time

  • Singapore
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 101,884 number against 96,490 number in Singapore, a difference of 5,394 number.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Singapore ahead.

Singapore ranks 92nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 89th of 187 countries.

Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Singapore United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 13,633 number 449 number 13,184 number Singapore
1980s 22,956 number 2,403 number 20,553 number Singapore
1990s 36,746 number 2,855 number 33,892 number Singapore
2000s 101,092 number 35,453 number 65,639 number Singapore
2010s 111,983 number 64,244 number 47,739 number Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male, Singapore or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 101,884 number against 96,490 number in Singapore as of 2017.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male between Singapore and United Arab Emirates?
5,394 number, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and United Arab Emirates?
24 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2017.
How do Singapore and United Arab Emirates rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male?
Singapore ranks 92nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 89th 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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About this data

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.