High income vs Philippines: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes

High income
53.67 million number
in 2019
Philippines
3.59 million number
in 2017
High income rank
13th
Philippines rank
12th

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

  • High income
  • Philippines
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How they compare

High income currently reports 53.67 million number against 3.59 million number in Philippines, a difference of 50.08 million number.

That makes High income's figure about 15.0 times Philippines's.

Across all 40 years both countries report, High income has been ahead every year.

High income ranks 13th and Philippines ranks 12th of 43 groups.

High income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Philippines Difference Ahead
1970s 21.70 million number 798,762 number 20.90 million number High income
1980s 28.26 million number 1.41 million number 26.84 million number High income
1990s 36.54 million number 1.86 million number 34.67 million number High income
2000s 48.42 million number 2.49 million number 45.93 million number High income
2010s 55.57 million number 3.21 million number 52.37 million number High income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes, High income or Philippines?
High income, at 53.67 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 High income and Philippines?
50.08 million number, with High income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Philippines?
40 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do High income and Philippines rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
High income ranks 13th and Philippines ranks 12th of 43 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.