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

Malaysia
549,378 number
in 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
5.03 million number
in 2018
Malaysia rank
36th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
36th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male over time

  • Malaysia
  • 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 549,378 number in Malaysia, a difference of 4.48 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 9.2 times Malaysia's.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th 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 Malaysia Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 32,511 number 437,993 number 405,482 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 48,961 number 679,592 number 630,631 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 226,488 number 1.44 million number 1.21 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 329,133 number 2.51 million number 2.18 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 531,761 number 4.55 million number 4.02 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, Malaysia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 5.03 million number against 549,378 number in Malaysia as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male between Malaysia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
4.48 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
29 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2018.
How do Malaysia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male?
Malaysia ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th 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.