How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Turkey?

19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.

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.

Sub-Saharan Africa vs Turkey: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female

Sub-Saharan Africa

808,872 number

in 2018

Turkey

1.34 million number

in 2018

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

23rd

Turkey rank

3rd

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

Sub-Saharan Africa
Turkey

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 1.34 million number against 808,872 number in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 535,518 number.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 23rd and Turkey ranks 3rd of 43 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Sub-Saharan Africa averaged higher in 2 and Turkey in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sub-Saharan Africa	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1990s	362,278 number	173,991 number	188,287 number	Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s	597,102 number	255,458 number	341,644 number	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	772,275 number	847,849 number	75,574 number	Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female, Sub-Saharan Africa or Turkey?: Turkey, at 1.34 million number against 808,872 number in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female between Sub-Saharan Africa and Turkey?: 535,518 number, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Turkey?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Turkey rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?: Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 23rd and Turkey ranks 3rd of 43 groups.
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: 21 August 2026

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