Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female, Saudi Arabia or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 3.85 million number against 824,151 number in Saudi Arabia as of 2018.

What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female between Saudi Arabia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

3.02 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

45 years are reported by both, from 1971 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.

Saudi Arabia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female

Saudi Arabia

824,151 number

in 2019

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

3.85 million number

in 2018

Saudi Arabia rank

32nd

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

34th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female over time

Saudi Arabia
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 3.85 million number against 824,151 number in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 3.02 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 4.7 times Saudi Arabia's.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Saudi Arabia ranks 32nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 34th of 187 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Saudi Arabia	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)	Difference	Ahead
1970s	4,495 number	195,602 number	191,107 number	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s	29,683 number	344,376 number	314,692 number	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s	114,031 number	784,724 number	670,693 number	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s	324,735 number	1.76 million number	1.44 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s	680,078 number	3.32 million number	2.64 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female, Saudi Arabia or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 3.85 million number against 824,151 number in Saudi Arabia as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female between Saudi Arabia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 3.02 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 45 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Saudi Arabia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?: Saudi Arabia ranks 32nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 34th 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: 04 September 2026

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