What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male between Côte d'Ivoire and Sri Lanka?

3,655 number, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Sri Lanka?

13 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.

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.

Côte d'Ivoire vs Sri Lanka: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male

Côte d'Ivoire

128,484 number

in 2017

Sri Lanka

124,829 number

in 2019

Côte d'Ivoire rank

74th

Sri Lanka rank

75th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male over time

Côte d'Ivoire
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 128,484 number against 124,829 number in Sri Lanka, a difference of 3,655 number.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 74th and Sri Lanka ranks 75th of 187 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Côte d'Ivoire	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1970s	6,239 number	12,671 number	6,431 number	Sri Lanka
1990s	38,276 number	54,386 number	16,110 number	Sri Lanka
2010s	102,529 number	110,418 number	7,888 number	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male, Côte d'Ivoire or Sri Lanka?: Côte d'Ivoire, at 128,484 number against 124,829 number in Sri Lanka as of 2017.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male between Côte d'Ivoire and Sri Lanka?: 3,655 number, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Sri Lanka?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and Sri Lanka rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male?: Côte d'Ivoire ranks 74th and Sri Lanka ranks 75th 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.