Namibia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes

Namibia
32,119 number
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1.08 million number
in 2017
Namibia rank
29th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
28th

Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Namibia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 1.08 million number against 32,119 number in Namibia, a difference of 1.05 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 33.6 times Namibia's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Namibia ranks 29th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 28th of 119 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 Namibia Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 1,594 number 341,810 number 340,216 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 2,822 number 495,618 number 492,796 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 30,310 number 1.08 million number 1.05 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes, Namibia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 1.08 million number against 32,119 number in Namibia as of 2017.
What is the difference in enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes between Namibia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
1.05 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
11 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
How do Namibia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes?
Namibia ranks 29th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 28th of 119 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
164 places, 2,486 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in public and private post-secondary non-tertiary education institutions regardless of age.