Bhutan vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)

Bhutan
3.57 % change on previous year
in 2024
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
3.88 % change on previous year
in 2021
Bhutan rank
75th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
72nd

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

  • Bhutan
  • WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
-250255075100197119972024

How they compare

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 3.88 % change on previous year against 3.57 % change on previous year in Bhutan, a difference of 0.31 % change on previous year.

That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 75th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 72nd of 189 countries.

Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1970s 88.57 % change on previous year 10.5 % change on previous year 78.07 % change on previous year Bhutan
1980s 21.97 % change on previous year 8.1 % change on previous year 13.87 % change on previous year Bhutan
2000s 8.82 % change on previous year 6.98 % change on previous year 1.83 % change on previous year Bhutan
2010s 10.85 % change on previous year 6.08 % change on previous year 4.77 % change on previous year Bhutan
2020s 4.37 % change on previous year 3.99 % change on previous year 0.378 % change on previous year Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), Bhutan or WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), at 3.88 % change on previous year against 3.57 % change on previous year in Bhutan as of 2021.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Bhutan and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
0.31 % change on previous year, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
14 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2021.
How do Bhutan and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Bhutan ranks 75th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 72nd 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.