Chile vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female

Chile
189,260 number
in 2018
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1.30 million number
in 2019
Chile rank
18th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
22nd

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

  • Chile
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M199820082019

How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 1.30 million number against 189,260 number in Chile, a difference of 1.11 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 6.9 times Chile's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Chile ranks 18th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 22nd of 140 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 36,402 number 829,964 number 793,562 number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 91,901 number 1.21 million number 1.12 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 197,688 number 1.57 million number 1.37 million number Latin America & Caribbean (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, female, Chile or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 1.30 million number against 189,260 number in Chile as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female between Chile and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
1.11 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
20 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Chile and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
Chile ranks 18th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 22nd 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).