Eswatini vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female

Eswatini
3,560
in 2015
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
966,785
in 2021
Eswatini rank
98th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
96th

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female over time

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

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 966,785 against 3,560 in Eswatini, a difference of 963,225.

That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 271.6 times Eswatini's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.

Eswatini ranks 98th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 96th of 146 countries.

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1990s 385 388,733 388,348 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2000s 5.5 574,898 574,892 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2010s 1,598 785,322 783,723 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, isced 5 programmes, female, Eswatini or WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), at 966,785 against 3,560 in Eswatini as of 2021.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female between Eswatini and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
963,225, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
9 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.
How do Eswatini and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
Eswatini ranks 98th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 96th of 146 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (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, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
364 places, 7,676 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release