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

Romania
10,077 number
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
64,814 number
in 2019
Romania rank
33rd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
35th

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

  • Romania
  • 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 10,077 number in Romania, a difference of 54,737 number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 6.4 times Romania's.

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

Romania ranks 33rd 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 Romania Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 0 number 16,818 number 16,818 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 9,034 number 29,363 number 20,329 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 11,118 number 53,001 number 41,883 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, Romania or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 64,814 number against 10,077 number in Romania as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male between Romania and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
54,737 number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Romania and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male?
Romania ranks 33rd 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

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