Romania vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes

Romania
19,756 number
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa
103,019 number
in 2019
Romania rank
34th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
33rd

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

  • Romania
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k199820082019

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 103,019 number against 19,756 number in Romania, a difference of 83,263 number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 5.2 times Romania's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Romania ranks 34th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 33rd of 133 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Romania Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0 number 25,616 number 25,616 number Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 17,364 number 43,613 number 26,249 number Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 21,899 number 80,869 number 58,970 number Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes, Romania or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 103,019 number against 19,756 number in Romania as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes between Romania and Sub-Saharan Africa?
83,263 number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Sub-Saharan Africa?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Romania and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes?
Romania ranks 34th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 33rd 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.