East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Philippines: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
34.71 million number
in 2019
Philippines
1.99 million number
in 2017
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
10th
Philippines rank
9th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Philippines
010.0M20.0M30.0M197119952019

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) currently reports 34.71 million number against 1.99 million number in Philippines, a difference of 32.71 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s figure about 17.4 times Philippines's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 10th and Philippines ranks 9th of 45 groups.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Philippines Difference Ahead
1970s 1.08 million number 494,030 number 582,370 number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1980s 1.81 million number 673,804 number 1.14 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1990s 5.51 million number 1.11 million number 4.39 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2000s 14.87 million number 1.35 million number 13.51 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2010s 27.07 million number 1.76 million number 25.31 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Philippines?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), at 34.71 million number against 1.99 million number in Philippines as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Philippines?
32.71 million number, with East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Philippines?
24 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2017.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Philippines rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 10th and Philippines ranks 9th of 45 groups.
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.