South Asia vs Thailand: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female

South Asia
20.39 million number
in 2019
Thailand
1.39 million number
in 2016
South Asia rank
15th
Thailand rank
18th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female over time

  • South Asia
  • Thailand
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M197019942019

How they compare

South Asia currently reports 20.39 million number against 1.39 million number in Thailand, a difference of 18.99 million number.

That makes South Asia's figure about 14.6 times Thailand's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, South Asia has been ahead every year.

South Asia ranks 15th and Thailand ranks 18th of 43 groups.

South Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Asia Thailand Difference Ahead
1970s 816,147 number 74,122 number 742,025 number South Asia
1990s 2.70 million number 788,168 number 1.91 million number South Asia
2000s 5.83 million number 1.20 million number 4.62 million number South Asia
2010s 14.55 million number 1.38 million number 13.17 million number South Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female, South Asia or Thailand?
South Asia, at 20.39 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 South Asia and Thailand?
18.99 million number, with South Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Asia and Thailand?
21 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2016.
How do South Asia and Thailand rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?
South Asia ranks 15th and Thailand ranks 18th 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.