SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia vs Switzerland: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)

SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
23.78 million
in 2024
Switzerland
337,303
in 2024
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank
71st
Switzerland rank
70th

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

  • SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia currently reports 23.78 million against 337,303 in Switzerland, a difference of 23.44 million.

That makes SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia's figure about 70.5 times Switzerland's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia has been ahead every year.

SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 71st and Switzerland ranks 70th of 221 groups.

SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia Switzerland Difference Ahead
1970s 1.90 million 63,824 1.84 million SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
1980s 2.99 million 102,115 2.88 million SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
1990s 5.10 million 146,380 4.96 million SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
2000s 9.62 million 194,801 9.43 million SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
2010s 17.04 million 285,536 16.75 million SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
2020s 22.50 million 332,778 22.17 million SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia or Switzerland?
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, at 23.78 million against 337,303 in Switzerland as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia and Switzerland?
23.44 million, with SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia and Switzerland?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia and Switzerland rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 71st and Switzerland ranks 70th 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.