Canada vs East Asia & Pacific: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female

Canada
25,986 number
in 2018
East Asia & Pacific
328,674 number
in 2019
Canada rank
15th
East Asia & Pacific rank
14th

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

  • Canada
  • East Asia & Pacific
0100.0k200.0k300.0k199820082019

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 328,674 number against 25,986 number in Canada, a difference of 302,688 number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 12.6 times Canada's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 15th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 14th of 131 countries.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada East Asia & Pacific Difference Ahead
1990s 11,907 number 71,586 number 59,679 number East Asia & Pacific
2000s 16,250 number 160,425 number 144,175 number East Asia & Pacific
2010s 24,175 number 271,424 number 247,249 number East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female, Canada or East Asia & Pacific?
East Asia & Pacific, at 328,674 number against 25,986 number in Canada as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female between Canada and East Asia & Pacific?
302,688 number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and East Asia & Pacific?
19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Canada and East Asia & Pacific rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female?
Canada ranks 15th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 14th 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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About this data

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.