MDG: Sub-saharan Africa vs Niger: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
5.90 million
in 2021
Niger
49,907
in 2019
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
121st
Niger rank
118th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps over time

  • MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
  • Niger
02.0M4.0M6.0M197019952021

How they compare

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 5.90 million against 49,907 in Niger, a difference of 5.85 million.

That makes MDG: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 118.3 times Niger's.

Across all 37 years both countries report, MDG: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 121st and Niger ranks 118th of 221 groups.

MDG: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Sub-saharan Africa Niger Difference Ahead
1970s 313,660 375 313,285 MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1980s 679,240 2,086 677,154 MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 967,039 3,831 963,208 MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 2.81 million 8,114 2.81 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 4.74 million 31,603 4.71 million MDG: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps, MDG: Sub-saharan Africa or Niger?
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, at 5.90 million against 49,907 in Niger as of 2021.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps between MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Niger?
5.85 million, with MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Niger?
37 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do MDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Niger rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps?
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 121st and Niger ranks 118th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps filled. 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, male (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
416 places, 17,882 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) with 661 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.