Spain vs WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income): Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes

Spain
2.44 million
in 2024
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
83.88 million
in 2024
Spain rank
22nd
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank
25th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes over time

  • Spain
  • WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
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How they compare

WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) currently reports 83.88 million against 2.44 million in Spain, a difference of 81.44 million.

That makes WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)'s figure about 34.3 times Spain's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.

Spain ranks 22nd and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 25th of 200 countries.

WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1970s 457,550 2.36 million 1.90 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
1980s 856,922 7.20 million 6.35 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
1990s 1.49 million 11.99 million 10.50 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
2000s 1.81 million 30.48 million 28.67 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
2010s 1.98 million 57.33 million 55.34 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
2020s 2.31 million 77.81 million 75.50 million WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes, Spain or WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), at 83.88 million against 2.44 million in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes between Spain and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
81.44 million, with WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Spain and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
Spain ranks 22nd and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 25th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 18,321 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release