What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male between Russian Federation and Sub-Saharan Africa?

203,973 number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

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

17 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2018.

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.

Russian Federation vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male

Russian Federation

696,482 number

in 2018

Sub-Saharan Africa

900,455 number

in 2018

Russian Federation rank

4th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

24th

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

Russian Federation
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 900,455 number against 696,482 number in Russian Federation, a difference of 203,973 number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 1.3 times Russian Federation's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Russian Federation ahead.

Russian Federation ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 24th of 140 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Russian Federation	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
2000s	956,005 number	712,231 number	243,774 number	Russian Federation
2010s	647,149 number	927,918 number	280,770 number	Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male, Russian Federation or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Sub-Saharan Africa, at 900,455 number against 696,482 number in Russian Federation as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male between Russian Federation and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 203,973 number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 17 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2018.
How do Russian Federation and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male?: Russian Federation ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 24th 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: 21 August 2026

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