Australia vs East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female

Australia
28,584 number
in 2018
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
238,235 number
in 2019
Australia rank
13th
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
16th

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

  • Australia
  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k199820082019

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) currently reports 238,235 number against 28,584 number in Australia, a difference of 209,651 number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s figure about 8.3 times Australia's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 13th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 16th of 131 countries.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 11,655 number 35,564 number 23,909 number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2000s 18,326 number 90,819 number 72,493 number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2010s 27,466 number 181,704 number 154,238 number East Asia & Pacific (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, female, Australia or East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), at 238,235 number against 28,584 number in Australia as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female between Australia and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
209,651 number, with East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Australia and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female?
Australia ranks 13th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 16th 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.