Latin America & Caribbean vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female

Latin America & Caribbean
1.53 million number
in 2019
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
168,813 number
in 2018
Latin America & Caribbean rank
19th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
20th

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

  • Latin America & Caribbean
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M199820082019

How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 1.53 million number against 168,813 number in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 1.36 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 9.1 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 19th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 20th of 45 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 909,277 number 345,540 number 563,736 number Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 1.32 million number 365,700 number 955,101 number Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 1.80 million number 211,805 number 1.59 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Latin America & Caribbean, at 1.53 million number against 168,813 number in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female between Latin America & Caribbean and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
1.36 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 19th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 20th of 45 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).