UNICEF: All Unicef Countries vs United States of America: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)

UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
220.95 million
in 2024
United States of America
18.05 million
in 2023
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank
6th
United States of America rank
3rd

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

  • UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
  • United States of America
050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M197019972024

How they compare

UNICEF: All Unicef Countries currently reports 220.95 million against 18.05 million in United States of America, a difference of 202.90 million.

That makes UNICEF: All Unicef Countries's figure about 12.2 times United States of America's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, UNICEF: All Unicef Countries has been ahead every year.

UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 6th and United States of America ranks 3rd of 221 groups.

UNICEF: All Unicef Countries has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade UNICEF: All Unicef Countries United States of America Difference Ahead
2010s 175.07 million 19.22 million 155.86 million UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
2020s 204.02 million 18.21 million 185.81 million UNICEF: All Unicef Countries

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), UNICEF: All Unicef Countries or United States of America?
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, at 220.95 million against 18.05 million in United States of America as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between UNICEF: All Unicef Countries and United States of America?
202.90 million, with UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries and United States of America?
10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.
How do UNICEF: All Unicef Countries and United States of America rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 6th and United States of America ranks 3rd 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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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.