MDG: Northern Africa vs Zambia: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number)

MDG: Northern Africa
4.14 million
in 2024
Zambia
24,494
in 2012
MDG: Northern Africa rank
138th
Zambia rank
137th

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

  • MDG: Northern Africa
  • Zambia
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How they compare

MDG: Northern Africa currently reports 4.14 million against 24,494 in Zambia, a difference of 4.11 million.

That makes MDG: Northern Africa's figure about 168.8 times Zambia's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, MDG: Northern Africa has been ahead every year.

MDG: Northern Africa ranks 138th and Zambia ranks 137th of 221 groups.

MDG: Northern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Northern Africa Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 192,871 1,049 191,822 MDG: Northern Africa
1980s 406,607 2,615 403,991 MDG: Northern Africa
1990s 1.34 million 7,253 1.33 million MDG: Northern Africa
2010s 2.42 million 19,948 2.40 million MDG: Northern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), MDG: Northern Africa or Zambia?
MDG: Northern Africa, at 4.14 million against 24,494 in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) between MDG: Northern Africa and Zambia?
4.11 million, with MDG: Northern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Northern Africa and Zambia?
19 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2012.
How do MDG: Northern Africa and Zambia rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number)?
MDG: Northern Africa ranks 138th and Zambia ranks 137th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (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, female (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
416 places, 17,894 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) with 647 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.