Saudi Arabia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female
Saudi Arabia
75,546 number
in 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
806,650 number
in 2018
Saudi Arabia rank
26th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
26th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 806,650 number against 75,546 number in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 731,104 number.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 10.7 times Saudi Arabia's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Saudi Arabia ranks 26th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 26th 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 | Saudi Arabia | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15,844 number | 372,031 number | 356,187 number | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 19,331 number | 575,299 number | 555,968 number | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 37,168 number | 769,052 number | 731,884 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, Saudi Arabia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 806,650 number against 75,546 number in Saudi Arabia as of 2018.
- What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female between Saudi Arabia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 731,104 number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 26th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 26th 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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About this data
Total number of female students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).