AIMS: East Asia vs Spain: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)

AIMS: East Asia
90.80 million
in 2024
Spain
2.44 million
in 2024
AIMS: East Asia rank
23rd
Spain rank
22nd

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) over time

  • AIMS: East Asia
  • Spain
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How they compare

AIMS: East Asia currently reports 90.80 million against 2.44 million in Spain, a difference of 88.36 million.

That makes AIMS: East Asia's figure about 37.1 times Spain's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, AIMS: East Asia has been ahead every year.

AIMS: East Asia ranks 23rd and Spain ranks 22nd of 221 groups.

AIMS: East Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade AIMS: East Asia Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 4.86 million 457,550 4.40 million AIMS: East Asia
1980s 10.91 million 856,922 10.06 million AIMS: East Asia
1990s 18.28 million 1.49 million 16.79 million AIMS: East Asia
2000s 38.57 million 1.81 million 36.76 million AIMS: East Asia
2010s 64.77 million 1.98 million 62.79 million AIMS: East Asia
2020s 84.85 million 2.31 million 82.54 million AIMS: East Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), AIMS: East Asia or Spain?
AIMS: East Asia, at 90.80 million against 2.44 million in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between AIMS: East Asia and Spain?
88.36 million, with AIMS: East Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for AIMS: East Asia and Spain?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do AIMS: East Asia and Spain rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
AIMS: East Asia ranks 23rd and Spain ranks 22nd of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
421 places, 19,011 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) with 690 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.