Argentina vs Philippines: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes

Argentina
3.14 million number
in 2017
Philippines
3.59 million number
in 2017
Argentina rank
13th
Philippines rank
12th

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

  • Argentina
  • Philippines
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How they compare

Philippines currently reports 3.59 million number against 3.14 million number in Argentina, a difference of 448,520 number.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Philippines has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 13th and Philippines ranks 12th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Philippines Difference Ahead
1970s 478,428 number 798,762 number 320,334 number Philippines
1980s 691,919 number 1.39 million number 693,813 number Philippines
1990s 1.38 million number 2.00 million number 617,337 number Philippines
2000s 2.14 million number 2.49 million number 348,459 number Philippines
2010s 2.78 million number 3.21 million number 425,543 number Philippines

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 Philippines?
Philippines, at 3.59 million number against 3.14 million number in Argentina as of 2017.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes between Argentina and Philippines?
448,520 number, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Philippines?
34 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Argentina and Philippines rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
Argentina ranks 13th and Philippines ranks 12th 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.