Argentina vs East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes

Argentina
3.14 million number
in 2017
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
66.21 million number
in 2019
Argentina rank
13th
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
10th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes over time

  • Argentina
  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
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How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) currently reports 66.21 million number against 3.14 million number in Argentina, a difference of 63.07 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s figure about 21.1 times Argentina's.

Across all 40 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 13th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 10th of 193 countries.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 458,049 number 2.27 million number 1.81 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1980s 691,919 number 6.44 million number 5.75 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1990s 1.30 million number 12.64 million number 11.33 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2000s 2.11 million number 30.49 million number 28.38 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2010s 2.84 million number 55.37 million number 52.53 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes, Argentina or East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), at 66.21 million number against 3.14 million number in Argentina as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes between Argentina and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
63.07 million number, with East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
40 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
How do Argentina and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
Argentina ranks 13th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 10th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number). 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)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 8,058 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The total number of students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.