Libya vs UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)

Libya
4.42 % change on previous year
in 2003
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
4 % change on previous year
in 2021
Libya rank
64th
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank
64th

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

  • Libya
  • UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
-100102030197119962021

How they compare

Libya currently reports 4.42 % change on previous year against 4 % change on previous year in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, a difference of 0.42 % change on previous year.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times UIS: Sub-saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Libya ahead.

Libya ranks 64th and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 64th of 189 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 2 and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya UIS: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 15.09 % change on previous year 11.11 % change on previous year 3.99 % change on previous year Libya
1980s 15.61 % change on previous year 10.82 % change on previous year 4.79 % change on previous year Libya
2000s 5.25 % change on previous year 11.23 % change on previous year 5.98 % change on previous year UIS: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), Libya or UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
Libya, at 4.42 % change on previous year against 4 % change on previous year in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa as of 2003.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Libya and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
0.42 % change on previous year, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
16 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2003.
How do Libya and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Libya ranks 64th and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 64th 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.