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

SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
9.77 million
in 2021
Zambia
56,680
in 2012
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
130th
Zambia rank
132nd

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

  • SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
  • Zambia
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How they compare

SDG: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 9.77 million against 56,680 in Zambia, a difference of 9.71 million.

That makes SDG: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 172.3 times Zambia's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, SDG: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 130th and Zambia ranks 132nd of 221 groups.

SDG: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade SDG: Sub-saharan Africa Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 327,705 5,417 322,287 SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1980s 877,834 10,911 866,924 SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 1.96 million 20,400 1.94 million SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 6.56 million 56,220 6.50 million SDG: 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), SDG: Sub-saharan Africa or Zambia?
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, at 9.77 million against 56,680 in Zambia as of 2021.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between SDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Zambia?
9.71 million, with SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Zambia?
25 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2012.
How do SDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Zambia rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 130th and Zambia ranks 132nd 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.