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

Poland
608,140 number
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
5.03 million number
in 2018
Poland rank
33rd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
34th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male over time

  • Poland
  • 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 608,140 number in Poland, a difference of 4.43 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 8.3 times Poland's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Poland ranks 33rd 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 Poland Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 245,762 number 315,330 number 69,567 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 222,961 number 680,715 number 457,754 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 369,397 number 1.22 million number 854,800 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 847,636 number 2.51 million number 1.66 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 731,019 number 4.55 million number 3.82 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, Poland or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 5.03 million number against 608,140 number in Poland as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male between Poland and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
4.43 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Poland and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male?
Poland ranks 33rd 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.