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

Ghana
92,846 number
in 2019
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1.30 million number
in 2019
Ghana rank
24th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
22nd

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

  • Ghana
  • 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 92,846 number in Ghana, a difference of 1.21 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 14.0 times Ghana's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 24th 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 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 16,063 number 1.36 million number 1.34 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 64,293 number 1.53 million number 1.46 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, Ghana or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 1.30 million number against 92,846 number in Ghana as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female between Ghana and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
1.21 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
14 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do Ghana and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
Ghana ranks 24th 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).