Colombia vs Latin America & Caribbean: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes

Colombia
2.41 million number
in 2018
Latin America & Caribbean
28.24 million number
in 2019
Colombia rank
20th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
19th

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

  • Colombia
  • Latin America & Caribbean
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 28.24 million number against 2.41 million number in Colombia, a difference of 25.83 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 11.7 times Colombia's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 20th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 19th of 193 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Latin America & Caribbean Difference Ahead
1970s 171,827 number 3.13 million number 2.96 million number Latin America & Caribbean
1980s 383,673 number 6.22 million number 5.83 million number Latin America & Caribbean
1990s 642,001 number 8.55 million number 7.91 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 1.22 million number 16.21 million number 14.99 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 2.15 million number 25.43 million number 23.27 million number Latin America & Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes, Colombia or Latin America & Caribbean?
Latin America & Caribbean, at 28.24 million number against 2.41 million number in Colombia as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes between Colombia and Latin America & Caribbean?
25.83 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Latin America & Caribbean?
48 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Colombia and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
Colombia ranks 20th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 19th 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.