Lesotho vs Macau, China: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female

Lesotho
13,054 number
in 2018
Macau, China
19,351 number
in 2019
Lesotho rank
139th
Macau, China rank
136th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female over time

  • Lesotho
  • Macau, China
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How they compare

Macau, China currently reports 19,351 number against 13,054 number in Lesotho, a difference of 6,297 number.

That makes Macau, China's figure about 1.5 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Macau, China ahead.

Lesotho ranks 139th and Macau, China ranks 136th of 187 countries.

Macau, China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Macau, China Difference Ahead
1980s 1,463 number 2,938 number 1,475 number Macau, China
1990s 1,939 number 3,167 number 1,228 number Macau, China
2000s 3,628 number 7,991 number 4,363 number Macau, China
2010s 13,825 number 16,854 number 3,029 number Macau, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female, Lesotho or Macau, China?
Macau, China, at 19,351 number against 13,054 number in Lesotho as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female between Lesotho and Macau, China?
6,297 number, with Macau, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Macau, China?
19 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2018.
How do Lesotho and Macau, China rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?
Lesotho ranks 139th and Macau, China ranks 136th 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.