Chile vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male

Chile
589,843 number
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
5.03 million number
in 2018
Chile rank
34th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
34th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male over time

  • Chile
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 5.03 million number against 589,843 number in Chile, a difference of 4.44 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 8.5 times Chile's.

Across all 39 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Chile ranks 34th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 34th of 187 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 72,177 number 315,043 number 242,866 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 108,366 number 656,429 number 548,063 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 201,150 number 1.31 million number 1.11 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 334,106 number 2.58 million number 2.25 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 559,316 number 4.55 million number 3.99 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male, Chile or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 5.03 million number against 589,843 number in Chile as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male between Chile and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
4.44 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
39 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Chile and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male?
Chile ranks 34th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 34th 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.