MDG: Eastern Asia vs South Africa: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number)

MDG: Eastern Asia
31.84 million
in 2024
South Africa
748,573
in 2023
MDG: Eastern Asia rank
35th
South Africa rank
34th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) over time

  • MDG: Eastern Asia
  • South Africa
010.0M20.0M30.0M197319982024

How they compare

MDG: Eastern Asia currently reports 31.84 million against 748,573 in South Africa, a difference of 31.09 million.

That makes MDG: Eastern Asia's figure about 42.5 times South Africa's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, MDG: Eastern Asia has been ahead every year.

MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 35th and South Africa ranks 34th of 221 groups.

MDG: Eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Eastern Asia South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 1.96 million 183,548 1.78 million MDG: Eastern Asia
1990s 2.13 million 237,680 1.90 million MDG: Eastern Asia
2010s 23.12 million 630,752 22.48 million MDG: Eastern Asia
2020s 29.51 million 734,937 28.77 million MDG: Eastern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), MDG: Eastern Asia or South Africa?
MDG: Eastern Asia, at 31.84 million against 748,573 in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) between MDG: Eastern Asia and South Africa?
31.09 million, with MDG: Eastern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Eastern Asia and South Africa?
19 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2023.
How do MDG: Eastern Asia and South Africa rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number)?
MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 35th and South Africa ranks 34th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), gaps filled. 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, female (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
416 places, 17,894 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) with 647 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.