Latin America & Caribbean vs Thailand: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female

Latin America & Caribbean
1.53 million number
in 2019
Thailand
152,542 number
in 2016
Latin America & Caribbean rank
18th
Thailand rank
21st

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

  • Latin America & Caribbean
  • Thailand
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M199820082019

How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 1.53 million number against 152,542 number in Thailand, a difference of 1.38 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 10.0 times Thailand's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 18th and Thailand ranks 21st of 43 groups.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean Thailand Difference Ahead
1990s 943,060 number 213,542 number 729,518 number Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 1.32 million number 193,098 number 1.13 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 1.88 million number 156,586 number 1.72 million number Latin America & Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female, Latin America & Caribbean or Thailand?
Latin America & Caribbean, at 1.53 million number against 152,542 number in Thailand as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female between Latin America & Caribbean and Thailand?
1.38 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Thailand?
17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Thailand rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 18th and Thailand ranks 21st of 43 groups.
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).