Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, male, Saudi Arabia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 480,262 number against 40,485 number in Saudi Arabia as of 2019.

What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, male between Saudi Arabia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

439,777 number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

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

7 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Saudi Arabia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, male

Saudi Arabia

40,485 number

in 2019

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

480,262 number

in 2019

Saudi Arabia rank

35th

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank

35th

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, male over time

Saudi Arabia
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 480,262 number against 40,485 number in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 439,777 number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 11.9 times Saudi Arabia's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Saudi Arabia ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 35th of 103 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 7 programmes, male, Saudi Arabia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 480,262 number against 40,485 number in Saudi Arabia as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, male between Saudi Arabia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: 439,777 number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2019.
How do Saudi Arabia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, male?: Saudi Arabia ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 35th of 103 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 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 7 programmes, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 146 places, 982 data points, 2004–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the masters or equivalent (ISCED 7) level.