How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Spain?

48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.

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.

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

IDA total

7.65 million number

in 2019

Spain

1.10 million number

in 2018

IDA total rank

24th

Spain rank

23rd

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female over time

IDA total
Spain

How they compare

IDA total currently reports 7.65 million number against 1.10 million number in Spain, a difference of 6.55 million number.

That makes IDA total's figure about 7.0 times Spain's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, IDA total has been ahead every year.

IDA total ranks 24th and Spain ranks 23rd of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA total	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1970s	498,218 number	163,065 number	335,153 number	IDA total
1980s	882,242 number	407,935 number	474,307 number	IDA total
1990s	1.36 million number	774,699 number	581,745 number	IDA total
2000s	3.13 million number	970,546 number	2.16 million number	IDA total
2010s	6.31 million number	1.05 million number	5.25 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, IDA total or Spain?: IDA total, at 7.65 million number against 1.10 million number in Spain as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female between IDA total and Spain?: 6.55 million number, with IDA total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Spain?: 48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do IDA total and Spain rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?: IDA total ranks 24th and Spain ranks 23rd of 43 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: 21 August 2026

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