Canada vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)

Canada
0.0459 units per person
in 2023
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.0467 units per person
in 2023
Canada rank
38th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
35th

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

  • Canada
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.020.040.06197119972023

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 0.0467 units per person against 0.0459 units per person in Canada, a difference of 0.0008 units per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 38th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 35th of 197 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0461 units per person 0.013 units per person 0.033 units per person Canada
1980s 0.0631 units per person 0.0189 units per person 0.0442 units per person Canada
1990s 0.0584 units per person 0.0281 units per person 0.0303 units per person Canada
2000s 0.0419 units per person 0.0374 units per person 0.0044 units per person Canada
2010s 0.0439 units per person 0.0377 units per person 0.0062 units per person Canada
2020s 0.0465 units per person 0.0446 units per person 0.0019 units per person Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), Canada or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 0.0467 units per person against 0.0459 units per person in Canada as of 2023.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Canada and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.0008 units per person, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
31 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
How do Canada and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Canada ranks 38th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 35th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), per capita. 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), per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
197 places, 6,565 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.