Argentina vs East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes

Argentina
627,763 number
in 2017
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
22.52 million number
in 2019
Argentina rank
10th
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
9th

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes over time

  • Argentina
  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M199820082019

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) currently reports 22.52 million number against 627,763 number in Argentina, a difference of 21.89 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s figure about 35.9 times Argentina's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 10th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 143 countries.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 411,240 number 4.88 million number 4.47 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2000s 580,294 number 10.87 million number 10.29 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2010s 852,116 number 18.90 million number 18.04 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes, Argentina or East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), at 22.52 million number against 627,763 number in Argentina as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes between Argentina and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
21.89 million number, with East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
20 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
How do Argentina and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
Argentina ranks 10th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 143 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (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, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 2,883 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).