What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female between Chile and Sub-Saharan Africa?

3.18 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Sub-Saharan Africa?

39 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Chile vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female

Chile

664,996 number

in 2018

Sub-Saharan Africa

3.85 million number

in 2018

Chile rank

35th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

32nd

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female over time

Chile
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 3.85 million number against 664,996 number in Chile, a difference of 3.18 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 5.8 times Chile's.

Across all 39 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Chile ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 32nd of 187 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1970s	50,408 number	195,701 number	145,293 number	Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s	83,058 number	358,304 number	275,246 number	Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s	171,335 number	844,744 number	673,409 number	Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s	319,358 number	1.81 million number	1.50 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	607,289 number	3.32 million number	2.71 million number	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, Chile or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Sub-Saharan Africa, at 3.85 million number against 664,996 number in Chile as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female between Chile and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 3.18 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Chile and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?: Chile ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 32nd of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (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, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 232 places, 7,150 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

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