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

Puerto Rico
17,043 number
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
512,505 number
in 2017
Puerto Rico rank
27th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
26th

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

  • Puerto Rico
  • 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 17,043 number in Puerto Rico, a difference of 495,462 number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 30.1 times Puerto Rico's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Puerto Rico ranks 27th 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 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Puerto Rico Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 32,178 number 239,849 number 207,671 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 36,204 number 450,320 number 414,116 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, Puerto Rico or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 512,505 number against 17,043 number in Puerto Rico as of 2017.
What is the difference in enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female between Puerto Rico and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
495,462 number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
5 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2016.
How do Puerto Rico and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
Puerto Rico ranks 27th 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.