Latin America & Caribbean vs Saudi Arabia: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male

Latin America & Caribbean
1.31 million number
in 2019
Saudi Arabia
180,458 number
in 2019
Latin America & Caribbean rank
19th
Saudi Arabia rank
17th

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

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

How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 1.31 million number against 180,458 number in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 1.13 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 7.2 times Saudi Arabia's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 19th and Saudi Arabia ranks 17th 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 Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1990s 707,723 number 15,584 number 692,138 number Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 1.10 million number 65,634 number 1.03 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 1.48 million number 124,497 number 1.35 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, male, Latin America & Caribbean or Saudi Arabia?
Latin America & Caribbean, at 1.31 million number against 180,458 number in Saudi Arabia as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male between Latin America & Caribbean and Saudi Arabia?
1.13 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Saudi Arabia?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Saudi Arabia rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 19th and Saudi Arabia ranks 17th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (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, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 2,819 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

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