What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes between Dominican Republic and Ecuador?

112,914 number, with Ecuador ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Ecuador?

7 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.

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.

Dominican Republic vs Ecuador: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes

Dominican Republic

556,523 number

in 2017

Ecuador

669,437 number

in 2015

Dominican Republic rank

47th

Ecuador rank

44th

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

Dominican Republic
Ecuador

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 669,437 number against 556,523 number in Dominican Republic, a difference of 112,914 number.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.2 times Dominican Republic's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Ecuador has been ahead every year.

Dominican Republic ranks 47th and Ecuador ranks 44th of 193 countries.

Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Ecuador	Difference	Ahead
1970s	32,448 number	69,202 number	36,754 number	Ecuador
1990s	176,995 number	213,496 number	36,501 number	Ecuador
2010s	463,006 number	621,079 number	158,073 number	Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes, Dominican Republic or Ecuador?: Ecuador, at 669,437 number against 556,523 number in Dominican Republic as of 2015.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes between Dominican Republic and Ecuador?: 112,914 number, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Ecuador?: 7 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
How do Dominican Republic and Ecuador rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?: Dominican Republic ranks 47th and Ecuador ranks 44th 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.