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

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
5.90 million
in 2021
Zambia
32,186
in 2012
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
125th
Zambia rank
127th

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

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

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 5.90 million against 32,186 in Zambia, a difference of 5.87 million.

That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 183.3 times Zambia's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 125th and Zambia ranks 127th of 221 groups.

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 305,982 4,415 301,567 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
1980s 666,960 7,859 659,101 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
1990s 1.45 million 15,675 1.44 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2010s 4.17 million 36,272 4.13 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 (number), gaps, WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) or Zambia?
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), at 5.90 million against 32,186 in Zambia as of 2021.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps between WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) and Zambia?
5.87 million, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) and Zambia?
19 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2012.
How do WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) and Zambia rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps?
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 125th and Zambia ranks 127th 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.