Ghana vs Sri Lanka: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female

Ghana
222,019 number
in 2019
Sri Lanka
201,039 number
in 2019
Ghana rank
53rd
Sri Lanka rank
56th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female over time

  • Ghana
  • Sri Lanka
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k197019942019

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 222,019 number against 201,039 number in Sri Lanka, a difference of 20,980 number.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Ghana ranks 53rd and Sri Lanka ranks 56th of 187 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 1,140 number 5,452 number 4,312 number Sri Lanka
1990s 4,668 number 26,318 number 21,650 number Sri Lanka
2010s 160,158 number 177,779 number 17,620 number Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female, Ghana or Sri Lanka?
Ghana, at 222,019 number against 201,039 number in Sri Lanka as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female between Ghana and Sri Lanka?
20,980 number, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sri Lanka?
14 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do Ghana and Sri Lanka rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?
Ghana ranks 53rd and Sri Lanka ranks 56th 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.