India vs Indonesia: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female

India
17.49 million number
in 2019
Indonesia
4.21 million number
in 2018
India rank
2nd
Indonesia rank
5th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female over time

  • India
  • Indonesia
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How they compare

India currently reports 17.49 million number against 4.21 million number in Indonesia, a difference of 13.28 million number.

That makes India's figure about 4.2 times Indonesia's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

India ranks 2nd and Indonesia ranks 5th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India Indonesia Difference Ahead
1970s 709,023 number 83,158 number 625,865 number India
1980s 1.11 million number 237,186 number 876,889 number India
1990s 1.88 million number 829,021 number 1.05 million number India
2000s 4.82 million number 1.65 million number 3.17 million number India
2010s 13.74 million number 3.44 million number 10.30 million number India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female, India or Indonesia?
India, at 17.49 million number against 4.21 million number in Indonesia as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female between India and Indonesia?
13.28 million number, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Indonesia?
23 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2018.
How do India and Indonesia rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?
India ranks 2nd and Indonesia ranks 5th 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.