South Asia vs United Kingdom: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male

South Asia
21.50 million number
in 2019
United Kingdom
1.06 million number
in 2018
South Asia rank
15th
United Kingdom rank
19th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male over time

  • South Asia
  • United Kingdom
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M197019942019

How they compare

South Asia currently reports 21.50 million number against 1.06 million number in United Kingdom, a difference of 20.43 million number.

That makes South Asia's figure about 20.2 times United Kingdom's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, South Asia has been ahead every year.

South Asia ranks 15th and United Kingdom ranks 19th of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade South Asia United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1970s 2.52 million number 446,640 number 2.08 million number South Asia
1980s 3.48 million number 553,891 number 2.92 million number South Asia
1990s 4.45 million number 817,379 number 3.63 million number South Asia
2000s 9.13 million number 987,130 number 8.14 million number South Asia
2010s 18.86 million number 1.06 million number 17.80 million number South Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male, South Asia or United Kingdom?
South Asia, at 21.50 million number against 1.06 million number in United Kingdom as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male between South Asia and United Kingdom?
20.43 million number, with South Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Asia and United Kingdom?
48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do South Asia and United Kingdom rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male?
South Asia ranks 15th and United Kingdom ranks 19th of 43 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.