Finland vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes

Finland
18,621 number
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
102,664 number
in 2019
Finland rank
36th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
35th

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes over time

  • Finland
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k199820082019

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 102,664 number against 18,621 number in Finland, a difference of 84,043 number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 5.5 times Finland's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Finland ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 35th of 133 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 18,436 number 25,489 number 7,052 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 21,041 number 43,416 number 22,375 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 19,928 number 80,651 number 60,723 number 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 8 programmes, both sexes, Finland or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 102,664 number against 18,621 number in Finland as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes between Finland and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
84,043 number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Finland and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes?
Finland ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 35th of 133 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes (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, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
178 places, 2,921 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the doctoral or equivalent (ISCED 8) level.