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

Romania
9,679 number
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa
37,998 number
in 2019
Romania rank
33rd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
31st

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

  • Romania
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k199820082019

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 37,998 number against 9,679 number in Romania, a difference of 28,319 number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 3.9 times Romania's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Romania ranks 33rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 31st of 131 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 8,723 number 8,723 number Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 8,330 number 14,126 number 5,795 number Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 10,781 number 27,736 number 16,954 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, female, Romania or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 37,998 number against 9,679 number in Romania as of 2019.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female between Romania and Sub-Saharan Africa?
28,319 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, female?
Romania ranks 33rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 31st 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.