Malaysia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female
Malaysia
668,868 number
in 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
3.82 million number
in 2018
Malaysia rank
34th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
36th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female over time
- Malaysia
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 3.82 million number against 668,868 number in Malaysia, a difference of 3.15 million number.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 5.7 times Malaysia's.
Across all 29 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 34th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 187 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20,464 number | 249,901 number | 229,437 number | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 36,005 number | 366,763 number | 330,758 number | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 231,504 number | 989,106 number | 757,602 number | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 406,634 number | 1.75 million number | 1.34 million number | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 645,090 number | 3.30 million number | 2.65 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, female, Malaysia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 3.82 million number against 668,868 number in Malaysia as of 2018.
- What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female between Malaysia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 3.15 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2018.
- How do Malaysia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?
- Malaysia ranks 34th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th 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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About this data
The total number of female students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.