Canada vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female

Canada
193,989 number
in 2018
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
1.51 million number
in 2019
Canada rank
17th
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
20th

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female over time

  • Canada
  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M199820082019

How they compare

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 1.51 million number against 193,989 number in Canada, a difference of 1.31 million number.

That makes Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 7.8 times Canada's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 17th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 20th of 140 countries.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1990s 163,348 number 889,060 number 725,712 number Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 213,587 number 1.37 million number 1.16 million number Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 178,188 number 1.78 million number 1.60 million number Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female, Canada or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), at 1.51 million number against 193,989 number in Canada as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female between Canada and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
1.31 million number, with Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
16 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Canada and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
Canada ranks 17th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 20th of 140 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (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, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 2,834 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

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