Kuwait vs Laos: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes

Kuwait
117,945 number
in 2019
Laos
101,342 number
in 2019
Kuwait rank
112th
Laos rank
115th

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

  • Kuwait
  • Laos
050.0k100.0k150.0k197119952019

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 117,945 number against 101,342 number in Laos, a difference of 16,603 number.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.2 times Laos's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 112th and Laos ranks 115th of 193 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 4 and Laos in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Laos Difference Ahead
1970s 4,334 number 594.4 number 3,740 number Kuwait
1980s 18,751 number 3,756 number 14,995 number Kuwait
1990s 26,986 number 8,774 number 18,211 number Kuwait
2000s 36,445 number 25,410 number 11,035 number Kuwait
2010s 114,451 number 117,221 number 2,770 number Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes, Kuwait or Laos?
Kuwait, at 117,945 number against 101,342 number in Laos as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes between Kuwait and Laos?
16,603 number, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Laos?
30 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do Kuwait and Laos rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
Kuwait ranks 112th and Laos ranks 115th 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.