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

Ghana
82,244 number
in 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
899,016 number
in 2018
Ghana rank
28th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
27th

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

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

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 899,016 number against 82,244 number in Ghana, a difference of 816,772 number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 10.9 times Ghana's.

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

Ghana ranks 28th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 27th of 140 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 33,805 number 785,862 number 752,057 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 80,234 number 925,468 number 845,233 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, male, Ghana or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 899,016 number against 82,244 number in Ghana as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male between Ghana and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
816,772 number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
13 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2018.
How do Ghana and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male?
Ghana ranks 28th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 27th of 140 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 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, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 2,819 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

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