Sri Lanka vs UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female

Sri Lanka
222,100
in 2023
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
17.84 million
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
58th
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank
59th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
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How they compare

UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean currently reports 17.84 million against 222,100 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 17.62 million.

That makes UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean's figure about 80.3 times Sri Lanka's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Sri Lanka ranks 58th and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 59th of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean Difference Ahead
1970s 6,871 1.51 million 1.50 million UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
1980s 23,836 3.95 million 3.92 million UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
1990s 26,318 4.08 million 4.06 million UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
2010s 176,947 14.32 million 14.14 million UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
2020s 220,183 17.48 million 17.26 million UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female, Sri Lanka or UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, at 17.84 million against 222,100 in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female between Sri Lanka and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
17.62 million, with UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
28 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Sri Lanka and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?
Sri Lanka ranks 58th and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 59th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
416 places, 17,247 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release