UIS: Sub-saharan Africa vs Zambia: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number)

UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
4.24 million
in 2021
Zambia
24,494
in 2012
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank
137th
Zambia rank
137th

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

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

UIS: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 4.24 million against 24,494 in Zambia, a difference of 4.21 million.

That makes UIS: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 173.0 times Zambia's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, UIS: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 137th and Zambia ranks 137th of 221 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade UIS: Sub-saharan Africa Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 100,379 1,049 99,330 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
1980s 269,082 2,615 266,467 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 912,260 7,253 905,008 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 2.64 million 19,948 2.62 million UIS: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), UIS: Sub-saharan Africa or Zambia?
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, at 4.24 million against 24,494 in Zambia as of 2021.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) between UIS: Sub-saharan Africa and Zambia?
4.21 million, with UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for UIS: Sub-saharan Africa and Zambia?
19 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2012.
How do UIS: Sub-saharan Africa and Zambia rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number)?
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 137th 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.