Philippines vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male

Philippines
9,286 number
in 2017
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
64,814 number
in 2019
Philippines rank
35th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
33rd

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male over time

  • Philippines
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
020.0k40.0k60.0k199820082019

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 64,814 number against 9,286 number in Philippines, a difference of 55,528 number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 7.0 times Philippines's.

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

Philippines ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 33rd of 131 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 Philippines Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 3,929 number 29,096 number 25,166 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 6,664 number 47,785 number 41,121 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 8 programmes, male, Philippines or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 64,814 number against 9,286 number in Philippines as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male between Philippines and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
55,528 number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
13 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2017.
How do Philippines and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male?
Philippines ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 33rd of 131 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 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 8 programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
176 places, 2,868 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the doctoral or equivalent (ISCED 8) level.