Singapore vs United Arab Emirates: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)

Singapore
0.0329 units per person
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
0.0335 units per person
in 2024
Singapore rank
83rd
United Arab Emirates rank
80th

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

  • Singapore
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.0335 units per person against 0.0329 units per person in Singapore, a difference of 0.0006 units per person.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.

Singapore ranks 83rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 80th of 197 countries.

Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Singapore United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0095 units per person 0.0009 units per person 0.0087 units per person Singapore
1980s 0.0138 units per person 0.004 units per person 0.0098 units per person Singapore
1990s 0.0199 units per person 0.0048 units per person 0.0151 units per person Singapore
2010s 0.0349 units per person 0.0296 units per person 0.0053 units per person Singapore
2020s 0.0351 units per person 0.0315 units per person 0.0036 units per person Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), Singapore or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 0.0335 units per person against 0.0329 units per person in Singapore as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Singapore and United Arab Emirates?
0.0006 units per person, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and United Arab Emirates?
22 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
How do Singapore and United Arab Emirates rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Singapore ranks 83rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 80th 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.