Malaysia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female

Malaysia
24,459 number
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
512,505 number
in 2017
Malaysia rank
23rd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
26th

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

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

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 512,505 number against 24,459 number in Malaysia, a difference of 488,046 number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 21.0 times Malaysia's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 23rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 26th of 117 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 Malaysia Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 37,768 number 135,147 number 97,379 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 68,304 number 206,044 number 137,740 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 36,947 number 277,684 number 240,738 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, female, Malaysia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 512,505 number against 24,459 number in Malaysia as of 2017.
What is the difference in enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female between Malaysia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
488,046 number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
12 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2011.
How do Malaysia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
Malaysia ranks 23rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 26th 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

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