Latin America & Caribbean vs Thailand: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes

Latin America & Caribbean
232,679 number
in 2019
Thailand
24,742 number
in 2016
Latin America & Caribbean rank
25th
Thailand rank
27th

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

  • Latin America & Caribbean
  • Thailand
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k199720082019

How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 232,679 number against 24,742 number in Thailand, a difference of 207,937 number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 9.4 times Thailand's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 25th and Thailand ranks 27th of 45 groups.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean Thailand Difference Ahead
1990s 130,464 number 1,724 number 128,740 number Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 134,549 number 9,271 number 125,278 number Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 178,640 number 23,222 number 155,417 number Latin America & Caribbean

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 or Thailand?
Latin America & Caribbean, at 232,679 number against 24,742 number in Thailand as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes between Latin America & Caribbean and Thailand?
207,937 number, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Thailand?
18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Thailand rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 25th and Thailand ranks 27th 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.