ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) vs North Macedonia: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
10.51 million
in 2021
North Macedonia
58,334
in 2023
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank
128th
North Macedonia rank
131st

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

  • ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
  • North Macedonia
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M197019962023

How they compare

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) currently reports 10.51 million against 58,334 in North Macedonia, a difference of 10.45 million.

That makes ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)'s figure about 180.1 times North Macedonia's.

Across all 43 years both countries report, ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) has been ahead every year.

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 128th and North Macedonia ranks 131st of 221 groups.

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) North Macedonia Difference Ahead
1970s 452,366 33,193 419,174 ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
1980s 1.07 million 39,607 1.03 million ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
1990s 1.98 million 29,322 1.95 million ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
2000s 4.29 million 50,077 4.24 million ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
2010s 8.19 million 61,322 8.13 million ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
2020s 10.31 million 55,686 10.26 million ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) or North Macedonia?
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), at 10.51 million against 58,334 in North Macedonia as of 2021.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) and North Macedonia?
10.45 million, with ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) and North Macedonia?
43 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
How do ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) and North Macedonia rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 128th and North Macedonia ranks 131st of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), gaps filled. 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), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
421 places, 19,011 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) with 690 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.