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

Sweden
3.88 % change on previous year
in 2024
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
3.88 % change on previous year
in 2021
Sweden rank
71st
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
72nd

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

  • Sweden
  • WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
-100102030197119972024

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 3.88 % change on previous year against 3.88 % change on previous year in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), a difference of 0 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1972 it was WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.

Sweden ranks 71st and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 72nd of 189 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 2 and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sweden WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1970s 4.77 % change on previous year 7.28 % change on previous year 2.51 % change on previous year WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
1980s -0.792 % change on previous year 7.57 % change on previous year 8.36 % change on previous year WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
1990s 6.44 % change on previous year 6.01 % change on previous year 0.4282 % change on previous year Sweden
2000s 2.4 % change on previous year 8.91 % change on previous year 6.51 % change on previous year WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2010s 0.2672 % change on previous year 5.18 % change on previous year 4.91 % change on previous year WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2020s 6.54 % change on previous year 3.99 % change on previous year 2.55 % change on previous year Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), Sweden or WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
Sweden, at 3.88 % change on previous year against 3.88 % change on previous year in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Sweden and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
0 % change on previous year, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
50 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2021.
How do Sweden and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Sweden ranks 71st 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.