Australia vs GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)

Australia
6.79 % change on previous year
in 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
4.73 % change on previous year
in 2021
Australia rank
50th
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank
49th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) over time

  • Australia
  • GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 6.79 % change on previous year against 4.73 % change on previous year in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, a difference of 2.06 % change on previous year.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.4 times GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 50th and GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 49th of 189 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 Difference Ahead
1970s 6.58 % change on previous year 5.51 % change on previous year 1.07 % change on previous year Australia
1980s 3.36 % change on previous year 7.13 % change on previous year 3.78 % change on previous year GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
1990s 12.76 % change on previous year 6.17 % change on previous year 6.59 % change on previous year Australia
2010s -1.3 % change on previous year 3.63 % change on previous year 4.93 % change on previous year GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
2020s -1.84 % change on previous year 4.64 % change on previous year 6.49 % change on previous year GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), Australia or GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Australia, at 6.79 % change on previous year against 4.73 % change on previous year in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Australia and GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
2.06 % change on previous year, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
33 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
How do Australia and GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Australia ranks 50th and GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 49th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
410 places, 17,230 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.