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

Canada
713,876 number
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
5.05 million number
in 2018
Canada rank
31st
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
32nd

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male over time

  • Canada
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 5.05 million number against 713,876 number in Canada, a difference of 4.34 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 7.1 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 31st and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 32nd of 187 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 595,160 number 326,761 number 268,399 number Canada
1980s 922,030 number 922,220 number 190 number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 808,884 number 1.18 million number 370,818 number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 621,280 number 3.18 million number 2.56 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 679,649 number 4.57 million number 3.89 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, Canada or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 5.05 million number against 713,876 number in Canada as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male between Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
4.34 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
22 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2018.
How do Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male?
Canada ranks 31st 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

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