Greece vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female

Greece
96,459 number
in 2012
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
806,650 number
in 2018
Greece rank
22nd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
25th

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female over time

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

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 806,650 number against 96,459 number in Greece, a difference of 710,191 number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 8.4 times Greece's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Greece ranks 22nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 25th of 140 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 52,576 number 372,031 number 319,454 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 92,604 number 549,649 number 457,045 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 97,540 number 709,853 number 612,313 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, isced 5 programmes, female, Greece or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 806,650 number against 96,459 number in Greece as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female between Greece and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
710,191 number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
13 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2012.
How do Greece and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
Greece ranks 22nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 25th of 140 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (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, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 2,834 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).