Italy vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female

Italy
14,178 number
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
132,973 number
in 2019
Italy rank
25th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
22nd

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

  • Italy
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 132,973 number against 14,178 number in Italy, a difference of 118,795 number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 9.4 times Italy's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 25th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 22nd of 131 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 6,465 number 25,249 number 18,784 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 16,647 number 38,742 number 22,095 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 17,096 number 90,815 number 73,719 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (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, Italy or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 132,973 number against 14,178 number in Italy as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female between Italy and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
118,795 number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Italy and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female?
Italy ranks 25th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 22nd 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.