Congo vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male

Congo
33,072
in 2023
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
5.90 million
in 2021
Congo rank
126th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
125th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male over time

  • Congo
  • WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
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How they compare

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 5.90 million against 33,072 in Congo, a difference of 5.87 million.

That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 178.4 times Congo's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.

Congo ranks 126th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 125th of 195 countries.

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1970s 2,674 308,215 305,542 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
1980s 8,101 668,686 660,585 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
1990s 8,956 1.14 million 1.13 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2000s 13,326 2.25 million 2.23 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2010s 24,942 4.52 million 4.50 million WB: 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, male, Congo or WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), at 5.90 million against 33,072 in Congo as of 2021.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male between Congo and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
5.87 million, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
27 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2017.
How do Congo and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male?
Congo ranks 126th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 125th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
416 places, 17,221 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release