Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male, Portugal or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 64,814 number against 9,666 number in Portugal as of 2019.

What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male between Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

55,148 number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

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

21 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 8 programmes, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Portugal

9,666 number

in 2018

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

64,814 number

in 2019

Portugal rank

34th

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank

35th

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

Portugal
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 64,814 number against 9,666 number in Portugal, a difference of 55,148 number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 6.7 times Portugal's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Portugal ranks 34th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 35th of 131 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3,590 number	16,818 number	13,228 number	Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s	7,145 number	29,363 number	22,218 number	Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s	8,959 number	53,001 number	44,042 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, Portugal or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 64,814 number against 9,666 number in Portugal as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male between Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: 55,148 number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Portugal and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male?: Portugal ranks 34th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 35th 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: 04 September 2026

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