What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes between Croatia and United Arab Emirates?

26,968 number, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and United Arab Emirates?

17 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2017.

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.

Croatia vs United Arab Emirates: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes

Croatia

164,826 number

in 2018

United Arab Emirates

191,794 number

in 2017

Croatia rank

98th

United Arab Emirates rank

95th

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

Croatia
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 191,794 number against 164,826 number in Croatia, a difference of 26,968 number.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.2 times Croatia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Croatia ahead.

Croatia ranks 98th and United Arab Emirates ranks 95th of 193 countries.

Croatia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Croatia	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1980s	60,426 number	5,316 number	55,110 number	Croatia
1990s	72,218 number	9,933 number	62,285 number	Croatia
2000s	140,825 number	85,650 number	55,175 number	Croatia
2010s	160,128 number	140,114 number	20,014 number	Croatia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes, Croatia or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 191,794 number against 164,826 number in Croatia as of 2017.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes between Croatia and United Arab Emirates?: 26,968 number, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and United Arab Emirates?: 17 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2017.
How do Croatia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?: Croatia ranks 98th and United Arab Emirates ranks 95th 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: 04 September 2026

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