Myanmar vs UIS: South and West Asia: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)

Myanmar
932,199
in 2018
UIS: South and West Asia
55.16 million
in 2024
Myanmar rank
41st
UIS: South and West Asia rank
38th

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

  • Myanmar
  • UIS: South and West Asia
020.0M40.0M60.0M197019972024

How they compare

UIS: South and West Asia currently reports 55.16 million against 932,199 in Myanmar, a difference of 54.22 million.

That makes UIS: South and West Asia's figure about 59.2 times Myanmar's.

Across all 38 years both countries report, UIS: South and West Asia has been ahead every year.

Myanmar ranks 41st and UIS: South and West Asia ranks 38th of 200 countries.

UIS: South and West Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar UIS: South and West Asia Difference Ahead
1970s 68,562 5.59 million 5.52 million UIS: South and West Asia
1980s 189,131 5.25 million 5.06 million UIS: South and West Asia
1990s 266,616 9.35 million 9.09 million UIS: South and West Asia
2000s 534,048 18.86 million 18.32 million UIS: South and West Asia
2010s 711,891 36.33 million 35.62 million UIS: South and West 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), Myanmar or UIS: South and West Asia?
UIS: South and West Asia, at 55.16 million against 932,199 in Myanmar as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Myanmar and UIS: South and West Asia?
54.22 million, with UIS: South and West Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and UIS: South and West Asia?
38 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Myanmar and UIS: South and West Asia rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Myanmar ranks 41st and UIS: South and West Asia ranks 38th of 200 countries.
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.