Poland vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes

Poland
1.49 million number
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
8.86 million number
in 2018
Poland rank
33rd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
36th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes over time

  • Poland
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 8.86 million number against 1.49 million number in Poland, a difference of 7.36 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 5.9 times Poland's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Poland ahead.

Poland ranks 33rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 193 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Poland Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 518,673 number 510,676 number 7,997 number Poland
1980s 502,894 number 1.05 million number 546,202 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 864,435 number 1.98 million number 1.11 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 2.00 million number 4.26 million number 2.26 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 1.80 million number 7.85 million number 6.05 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes, Poland or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 8.86 million number against 1.49 million number in Poland as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes between Poland and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
7.36 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Poland and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
Poland ranks 33rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number). 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)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 8,058 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The total number of students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.