Canada vs IDA total: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female

Canada
908,817 number
in 2018
IDA total
7.65 million number
in 2019
Canada rank
28th
IDA total rank
24th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female over time

  • Canada
  • IDA total
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How they compare

IDA total currently reports 7.65 million number against 908,817 number in Canada, a difference of 6.74 million number.

That makes IDA total's figure about 8.4 times Canada's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, IDA total has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 28th and IDA total ranks 24th of 187 countries.

IDA total has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada IDA total Difference Ahead
1970s 484,800 number 510,180 number 25,380 number IDA total
1980s 805,230 number 1.02 million number 214,040 number IDA total
1990s 908,421 number 1.34 million number 427,301 number IDA total
2000s 767,668 number 3.37 million number 2.60 million number IDA total
2010s 871,110 number 6.31 million number 5.43 million number IDA total

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female, Canada or IDA total?
IDA total, at 7.65 million number against 908,817 number in Canada as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female between Canada and IDA total?
6.74 million number, with IDA total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and IDA total?
25 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2018.
How do Canada and IDA total rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?
Canada ranks 28th and IDA total ranks 24th 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.