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)
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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About this data
The total number of male students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.