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)
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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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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

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