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

3.02 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

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

22 years are reported by both, from 1994 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.

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

Sub-Saharan Africa

3.85 million number

in 2018

Ukraine

828,353 number

in 2019

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

32nd

Ukraine rank

31st

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female over time

Sub-Saharan Africa
Ukraine

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 3.85 million number against 828,353 number in Ukraine, a difference of 3.02 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 4.6 times Ukraine's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Ukraine ahead.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 32nd and Ukraine ranks 31st of 43 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sub-Saharan Africa	Ukraine	Difference	Ahead
1990s	907,876 number	868,186 number	39,690 number	Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s	1.76 million number	1.32 million number	442,106 number	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	3.32 million number	1.09 million number	2.23 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, Sub-Saharan Africa or Ukraine?: Sub-Saharan Africa, at 3.85 million number against 828,353 number in Ukraine as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female between Sub-Saharan Africa and Ukraine?: 3.02 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Ukraine?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2018.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Ukraine rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?: Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 32nd and Ukraine ranks 31st of 43 groups.
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.