Philippines vs South Asia: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes

Philippines
3.59 million number
in 2017
South Asia
41.88 million number
in 2019
Philippines rank
12th
South Asia rank
16th

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

  • Philippines
  • South Asia
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How they compare

South Asia currently reports 41.88 million number against 3.59 million number in Philippines, a difference of 38.29 million number.

That makes South Asia's figure about 11.7 times Philippines's.

Across all 40 years both countries report, South Asia has been ahead every year.

Philippines ranks 12th and South Asia ranks 16th of 193 countries.

South Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Philippines South Asia Difference Ahead
1970s 798,762 number 3.26 million number 2.46 million number South Asia
1980s 1.41 million number 4.83 million number 3.41 million number South Asia
1990s 1.86 million number 6.88 million number 5.01 million number South Asia
2000s 2.49 million number 15.16 million number 12.67 million number South Asia
2010s 3.21 million number 32.75 million number 29.55 million number South Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes, Philippines or South Asia?
South Asia, at 41.88 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 Philippines and South Asia?
38.29 million number, with South Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and South Asia?
40 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Philippines and South Asia rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
Philippines ranks 12th and South Asia ranks 16th 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.