North America vs Viet Nam: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female

North America
11.63 million number
in 2019
Viet Nam
1.25 million number
in 2016
North America rank
21st
Viet Nam rank
22nd

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female over time

  • North America
  • Viet Nam
05.0M10.0M15.0M197019942019

How they compare

North America currently reports 11.63 million number against 1.25 million number in Viet Nam, a difference of 10.38 million number.

That makes North America's figure about 9.3 times Viet Nam's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, North America has been ahead every year.

North America ranks 21st and Viet Nam ranks 22nd of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade North America Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1970s 5.88 million number 35,928 number 5.84 million number North America
1980s 6.89 million number 27,090 number 6.86 million number North America
1990s 8.20 million number 317,054 number 7.88 million number North America
2000s 10.15 million number 557,368 number 9.60 million number North America
2010s 12.17 million number 1.16 million number 11.01 million number North America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female, North America or Viet Nam?
North America, at 11.63 million number against 1.25 million number in Viet Nam as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female between North America and Viet Nam?
10.38 million number, with North America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Viet Nam?
22 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2016.
How do North America and Viet Nam rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?
North America ranks 21st and Viet Nam ranks 22nd 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

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