Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male, Australia or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 5.05 million number against 728,736 number in Australia as of 2018.

What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male between Australia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

4.32 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

32 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.

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.

Australia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male

Australia

728,736 number

in 2018

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

5.05 million number

in 2018

Australia rank

30th

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

32nd

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male over time

Australia
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 5.05 million number against 728,736 number in Australia, a difference of 4.32 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 6.9 times Australia's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 30th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 32nd of 187 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)	Difference	Ahead
1970s	153,039 number	307,603 number	154,563 number	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s	193,127 number	681,557 number	488,431 number	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s	396,693 number	1.17 million number	777,218 number	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s	775,546 number	4.94 million number	4.16 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male, Australia or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 5.05 million number against 728,736 number in Australia as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male between Australia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 4.32 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Australia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male?: Australia ranks 30th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 32nd 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: 21 August 2026

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