Afghanistan vs Romania: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male

Afghanistan
279,393 number
in 2018
Romania
247,028 number
in 2018
Afghanistan rank
48th
Romania rank
51st

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Romania
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 279,393 number against 247,028 number in Romania, a difference of 32,365 number.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Romania ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 48th and Romania ranks 51st of 187 countries.

Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Romania Difference Ahead
1970s 12,508 number 91,900 number 79,392 number Romania
1980s 19,182 number 88,140 number 68,958 number Romania
1990s 16,864 number 85,020 number 68,156 number Romania
2000s 40,300 number 361,452 number 321,152 number Romania
2010s 187,499 number 299,428 number 111,929 number Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male, Afghanistan or Romania?
Afghanistan, at 279,393 number against 247,028 number in Romania as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male between Afghanistan and Romania?
32,365 number, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Romania?
16 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
How do Afghanistan and Romania rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male?
Afghanistan ranks 48th and Romania ranks 51st of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (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, all programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 7,125 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The total number of male students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.