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

El Salvador
190,519 number
in 2018
United Arab Emirates
191,794 number
in 2017
El Salvador rank
96th
United Arab Emirates rank
95th

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

  • El Salvador
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 191,794 number against 190,519 number in El Salvador, a difference of 1,275 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1978 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 96th and United Arab Emirates ranks 95th of 193 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 32,058 number 519 number 31,539 number El Salvador
1980s 67,160 number 6,337 number 60,823 number El Salvador
1990s 86,592 number 9,776 number 76,816 number El Salvador
2000s 138,237 number 85,650 number 52,587 number El Salvador
2010s 172,378 number 140,114 number 32,264 number El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes, El Salvador or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 191,794 number against 190,519 number in El Salvador as of 2017.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes between El Salvador and United Arab Emirates?
1,275 number, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and United Arab Emirates?
22 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2017.
How do El Salvador and United Arab Emirates rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
El Salvador ranks 96th 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

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