Netherlands vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female
Netherlands
463,184 number
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
3.82 million number
in 2018
Netherlands rank
39th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
36th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female over time
- Netherlands
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 3.82 million number against 463,184 number in Netherlands, a difference of 3.36 million number.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 8.3 times Netherlands's.
Across all 44 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Netherlands ranks 39th 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 | Netherlands | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 91,614 number | 201,215 number | 109,600 number | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 160,242 number | 368,380 number | 208,138 number | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 226,078 number | 753,987 number | 527,909 number | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 282,521 number | 1.75 million number | 1.47 million number | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 420,872 number | 3.29 million number | 2.87 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, Netherlands or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 3.82 million number against 463,184 number in Netherlands as of 2018.
- What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female between Netherlands and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 3.36 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Netherlands and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?
- Netherlands ranks 39th 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.