Argentina vs East Asia & Pacific: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female

Argentina
1.94 million number
in 2017
East Asia & Pacific
38.72 million number
in 2019
Argentina rank
10th
East Asia & Pacific rank
9th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female over time

  • Argentina
  • East Asia & Pacific
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How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 38.72 million number against 1.94 million number in Argentina, a difference of 36.78 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 20.0 times Argentina's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 10th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 9th of 187 countries.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina East Asia & Pacific Difference Ahead
1970s 247,250 number 1.98 million number 1.73 million number East Asia & Pacific
1980s 366,201 number 3.80 million number 3.44 million number East Asia & Pacific
1990s 987,167 number 10.64 million number 9.65 million number East Asia & Pacific
2000s 1.25 million number 18.57 million number 17.32 million number East Asia & Pacific
2010s 1.73 million number 33.05 million number 31.32 million number East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female, Argentina or East Asia & Pacific?
East Asia & Pacific, at 38.72 million number against 1.94 million number in Argentina as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female between Argentina and East Asia & Pacific?
36.78 million number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and East Asia & Pacific?
34 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2017.
How do Argentina and East Asia & Pacific rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?
Argentina ranks 10th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 9th of 187 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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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 7,150 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The total number of female students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.