Latin America & Caribbean vs Spain: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes

Latin America & Caribbean
28.24 million number
in 2019
Spain
2.05 million number
in 2018
Latin America & Caribbean rank
19th
Spain rank
22nd

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

  • Latin America & Caribbean
  • Spain
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 28.24 million number against 2.05 million number in Spain, a difference of 26.19 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 13.8 times Spain's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 19th and Spain ranks 22nd of 45 groups.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 3.28 million number 457,550 number 2.83 million number Latin America & Caribbean
1980s 6.22 million number 856,922 number 5.36 million number Latin America & Caribbean
1990s 8.55 million number 1.49 million number 7.07 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 16.01 million number 1.81 million number 14.20 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 25.43 million number 1.97 million number 23.45 million number Latin America & Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes, Latin America & Caribbean or Spain?
Latin America & Caribbean, at 28.24 million number against 2.05 million number in Spain as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes between Latin America & Caribbean and Spain?
26.19 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Spain?
48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Spain rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 19th and Spain ranks 22nd of 45 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.