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

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
218,462 number
in 2019
Philippines
23,827 number
in 2017
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
27th
Philippines rank
28th

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

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

How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 218,462 number against 23,827 number in Philippines, a difference of 194,635 number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 9.2 times Philippines's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 27th and Philippines ranks 28th of 45 groups.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Philippines Difference Ahead
2000s 129,242 number 10,336 number 118,906 number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 160,540 number 16,788 number 143,752 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, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Philippines?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 218,462 number against 23,827 number in Philippines as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Philippines?
194,635 number, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Philippines?
13 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2017.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Philippines rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 27th and Philippines ranks 28th of 45 groups.
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.