Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Spain: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
14.81 million number
in 2019
Spain
1.10 million number
in 2018
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
21st
Spain rank
23rd

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Spain
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 14.81 million number against 1.10 million number in Spain, a difference of 13.71 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 13.5 times Spain's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 21st and Spain ranks 23rd of 45 groups.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 1.20 million number 163,065 number 1.04 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1980s 2.60 million number 407,935 number 2.19 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1990s 4.02 million number 774,699 number 3.24 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 8.18 million number 970,546 number 7.21 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 13.26 million number 1.05 million number 12.21 million number Latin America & Caribbean (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, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Spain?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 14.81 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Spain?
13.71 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Spain?
48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Spain rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 21st and Spain ranks 23rd 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.