East Asia & Pacific vs Philippines: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes

East Asia & Pacific
74.55 million number
in 2019
Philippines
3.59 million number
in 2017
East Asia & Pacific rank
9th
Philippines rank
12th

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

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • Philippines
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How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 74.55 million number against 3.59 million number in Philippines, a difference of 70.96 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 20.8 times Philippines's.

Across all 40 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 9th and Philippines ranks 12th of 45 groups.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific Philippines Difference Ahead
1970s 5.20 million number 798,762 number 4.40 million number East Asia & Pacific
1980s 11.13 million number 1.41 million number 9.72 million number East Asia & Pacific
1990s 18.27 million number 1.86 million number 16.41 million number East Asia & Pacific
2000s 40.37 million number 2.49 million number 37.88 million number East Asia & Pacific
2010s 62.75 million number 3.21 million number 59.54 million number East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes, East Asia & Pacific or Philippines?
East Asia & Pacific, at 74.55 million number against 3.59 million number in Philippines as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes between East Asia & Pacific and Philippines?
70.96 million number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Philippines?
40 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Philippines rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 9th and Philippines ranks 12th of 45 groups.
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.