Argentina vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes

Argentina
26,098 number
in 2017
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
218,462 number
in 2019
Argentina rank
24th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
27th

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes over time

  • Argentina
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k199720082019

How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 218,462 number against 26,098 number in Argentina, a difference of 192,364 number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 8.4 times Argentina's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 24th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 27th of 133 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 5,065 number 155,746 number 150,682 number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 8,384 number 121,871 number 113,487 number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 23,687 number 170,072 number 146,385 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, isced 8 programmes, both sexes, Argentina or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 218,462 number against 26,098 number in Argentina as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes between Argentina and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
192,364 number, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
20 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
How do Argentina and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes?
Argentina ranks 24th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 27th of 133 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes (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, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
178 places, 2,921 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the doctoral or equivalent (ISCED 8) level.