Sub-Saharan Africa vs United States: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female
Sub-Saharan Africa
808,872 number
in 2018
United States
3.99 million number
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
23rd
United States rank
2nd
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 3.99 million number against 808,872 number in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 3.18 million number.
That makes United States's figure about 4.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 23rd and United States ranks 2nd of 43 groups.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female, Sub-Saharan Africa or United States?
- United States, at 3.99 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 United States?
- 3.18 million number, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and United States?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2018.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa and United States rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 23rd and United States ranks 2nd 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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About this data
Total number of female students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).