Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male, Romania or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 65,021 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?

54,944 number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

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.

Romania vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male

Romania

10,077 number

in 2018

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

65,021 number

in 2019

Romania rank

33rd

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

31st

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

Romania
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 65,021 number against 10,077 number in Romania, a difference of 54,944 number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 6.5 times Romania's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Romania ranks 33rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 31st of 131 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Romania	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0 number	16,894 number	16,894 number	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s	9,034 number	29,488 number	20,454 number	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s	11,118 number	53,133 number	42,016 number	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 65,021 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 54,944 number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Romania and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male?: Romania ranks 33rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 31st 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: 21 August 2026

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