Luxembourg vs WB: Africa Western and Central: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)

Luxembourg
8,364
in 2024
WB: Africa Western and Central
4.61 million
in 2021
Luxembourg rank
165th
WB: Africa Western and Central rank
163rd

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

  • Luxembourg
  • WB: Africa Western and Central
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How they compare

WB: Africa Western and Central currently reports 4.61 million against 8,364 in Luxembourg, a difference of 4.60 million.

That makes WB: Africa Western and Central's figure about 551.6 times Luxembourg's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, WB: Africa Western and Central has been ahead every year.

Luxembourg ranks 165th and WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 163rd of 200 countries.

WB: Africa Western and Central has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg WB: Africa Western and Central Difference Ahead
1970s 425.44 110,968 110,542 WB: Africa Western and Central
1980s 795.48 360,338 359,542 WB: Africa Western and Central
1990s 1,761 786,391 784,629 WB: Africa Western and Central
2000s 2,953 1.96 million 1.96 million WB: Africa Western and Central
2010s 6,523 3.44 million 3.43 million WB: Africa Western and Central
2020s 7,554 4.48 million 4.47 million WB: Africa Western and Central

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), Luxembourg or WB: Africa Western and Central?
WB: Africa Western and Central, at 4.61 million against 8,364 in Luxembourg as of 2021.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Luxembourg and WB: Africa Western and Central?
4.60 million, with WB: Africa Western and Central ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and WB: Africa Western and Central?
51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
How do Luxembourg and WB: Africa Western and Central rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Luxembourg ranks 165th and WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 163rd of 200 countries.
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.