Egypt vs Thailand: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes

Egypt
2.91 million number
in 2017
Thailand
2.41 million number
in 2016
Egypt rank
16th
Thailand rank
19th

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

  • Egypt
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 2.91 million number against 2.41 million number in Thailand, a difference of 503,760 number.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times Thailand's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 16th and Thailand ranks 19th of 193 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and Thailand in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Thailand Difference Ahead
1970s 426,641 number 160,053 number 266,588 number Egypt
1980s 802,664 number 863,395 number 60,730 number Thailand
1990s 1.39 million number 1.38 million number 3,202 number Egypt
2000s 2.34 million number 2.31 million number 32,474 number Egypt
2010s 2.50 million number 2.43 million number 66,815 number Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes, Egypt or Thailand?
Egypt, at 2.91 million number against 2.41 million number in Thailand as of 2017.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes between Egypt and Thailand?
503,760 number, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Thailand?
34 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
How do Egypt and Thailand rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
Egypt ranks 16th and Thailand 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.