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

523,915 number, with Türkiye ahead.

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

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, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Sub-Saharan Africa

900,455 number

in 2018

Türkiye

1.42 million number

in 2018

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

24th

Türkiye rank

3rd

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

Sub-Saharan Africa
Türkiye

How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 1.42 million number against 900,455 number in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 523,915 number.

That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.6 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 24th and Türkiye ranks 3rd of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sub-Saharan Africa	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
1990s	396,933 number	208,545 number	188,388 number	Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s	712,231 number	362,907 number	349,323 number	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	921,652 number	965,935 number	44,283 number	Türkiye

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male, Sub-Saharan Africa or Türkiye?: Türkiye, at 1.42 million number against 900,455 number in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male between Sub-Saharan Africa and Türkiye?: 523,915 number, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Türkiye?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Türkiye rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male?: Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 24th and Türkiye ranks 3rd of 43 groups.
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).