Ethiopia vs Myanmar: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes

Ethiopia
757,175 number
in 2014
Myanmar
932,199 number
in 2018
Ethiopia rank
41st
Myanmar rank
38th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Myanmar
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How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 932,199 number against 757,175 number in Ethiopia, a difference of 175,024 number.

That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.2 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Myanmar ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 41st and Myanmar ranks 38th of 193 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Myanmar in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Myanmar Difference Ahead
1970s 6,711 number 67,446 number 60,735 number Myanmar
1980s 23,341 number 198,309 number 174,967 number Myanmar
1990s 35,178 number 258,397 number 223,220 number Myanmar
2000s 87,431 number 553,456 number 466,025 number Myanmar
2010s 662,816 number 646,908 number 15,908 number Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes, Ethiopia or Myanmar?
Myanmar, at 932,199 number against 757,175 number in Ethiopia as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes between Ethiopia and Myanmar?
175,024 number, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Myanmar?
20 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2012.
How do Ethiopia and Myanmar rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
Ethiopia ranks 41st and Myanmar ranks 38th 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.