Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male, Malaysia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 3.60 million number against 287,616 number in Malaysia as of 2018.

What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male between Malaysia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

3.31 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

6 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malaysia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male

Malaysia

287,616 number

in 2019

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

3.60 million number

in 2018

Malaysia rank

32nd

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank

36th

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male over time

Malaysia
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 3.60 million number against 287,616 number in Malaysia, a difference of 3.31 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 12.5 times Malaysia's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 32nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 105 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male, Malaysia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 3.60 million number against 287,616 number in Malaysia as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male between Malaysia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: 3.31 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2018.
How do Malaysia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male?: Malaysia ranks 32nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 105 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 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 6 programmes, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 148 places, 1,002 data points, 1999–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the bachelors or equivalent (ISCED 6) level.