What is the difference in enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female between Cameroon and Sub-Saharan Africa?

496,847 number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Sub-Saharan Africa?

8 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female

Cameroon

19,300 number

in 2016

Sub-Saharan Africa

516,147 number

in 2017

Cameroon rank

25th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

24th

Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female over time

Cameroon
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 516,147 number against 19,300 number in Cameroon, a difference of 496,847 number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 26.7 times Cameroon's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 25th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 24th of 117 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
2000s	4,237 number	231,240 number	227,003 number	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	20,444 number	512,337 number	491,893 number	Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female, Cameroon or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Sub-Saharan Africa, at 516,147 number against 19,300 number in Cameroon as of 2017.
What is the difference in enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female between Cameroon and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 496,847 number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2016.
How do Cameroon and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?: Cameroon ranks 25th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 24th of 117 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (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, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 162 places, 2,445 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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