Belgium vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female

Belgium
8,055 number
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
37,850 number
in 2019
Belgium rank
37th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
35th

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female over time

  • Belgium
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 37,850 number against 8,055 number in Belgium, a difference of 29,795 number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 4.7 times Belgium's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 35th of 131 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 Belgium Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 2,000 number 8,805 number 6,805 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 3,076 number 14,053 number 10,977 number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 7,077 number 27,651 number 20,574 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, female, Belgium or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 37,850 number against 8,055 number in Belgium as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female between Belgium and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
29,795 number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Belgium and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female?
Belgium ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 35th of 131 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female (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, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
176 places, 2,886 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

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