Argentina vs Latin America & Caribbean: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female

Argentina
14,572 number
in 2017
Latin America & Caribbean
119,528 number
in 2019
Argentina rank
22nd
Latin America & Caribbean rank
25th

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female over time

  • Argentina
  • Latin America & Caribbean
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k199720082019

How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 119,528 number against 14,572 number in Argentina, a difference of 104,956 number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 8.2 times Argentina's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 22nd and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 25th of 131 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Latin America & Caribbean Difference Ahead
1990s 3,559 number 67,831 number 64,272 number Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 4,650 number 69,787 number 65,138 number Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 13,337 number 94,245 number 80,908 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, female, Argentina or Latin America & Caribbean?
Latin America & Caribbean, at 119,528 number against 14,572 number in Argentina as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female between Argentina and Latin America & Caribbean?
104,956 number, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Latin America & Caribbean?
19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Argentina and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female?
Argentina ranks 22nd and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 25th of 131 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 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, ISCED 8 programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
176 places, 2,886 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

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