Latin America & Caribbean vs Thailand: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female

Latin America & Caribbean
15.83 million number
in 2019
Thailand
1.39 million number
in 2016
Latin America & Caribbean rank
19th
Thailand rank
18th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 15.83 million number against 1.39 million number in Thailand, a difference of 14.43 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 11.4 times Thailand's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 19th and Thailand ranks 18th of 45 groups.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean Thailand Difference Ahead
1970s 1.65 million number 74,122 number 1.57 million number Latin America & Caribbean
1990s 4.83 million number 788,168 number 4.04 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 8.79 million number 1.20 million number 7.59 million number Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 13.63 million number 1.38 million number 12.25 million number Latin America & Caribbean

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 or Thailand?
Latin America & Caribbean, at 15.83 million number against 1.39 million number in Thailand as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female between Latin America & Caribbean and Thailand?
14.43 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Thailand?
21 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2016.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Thailand rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 19th and Thailand ranks 18th 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.