WB: Africa Western and Central vs Zambia: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male

WB: Africa Western and Central
11.8%
in 2021
Zambia
4.5%
in 2012
WB: Africa Western and Central rank
179th
Zambia rank
178th

Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male over time

  • WB: Africa Western and Central
  • Zambia
02.557.51012.5197019952021

How they compare

WB: Africa Western and Central currently reports 11.8% against 4.5% in Zambia, a difference of 7.3%.

That makes WB: Africa Western and Central's figure about 2.6 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1970 it was WB: Africa Western and Central ahead.

WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 179th and Zambia ranks 178th of 221 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, WB: Africa Western and Central averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade WB: Africa Western and Central Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 1.5% 2.1% 0.6% Zambia
1980s 3.6% 2.7% 1.0% WB: Africa Western and Central
1990s 5.4% 3.3% 2.1% WB: Africa Western and Central
2010s 10.4% 5.2% 5.3% WB: Africa Western and Central

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male, WB: Africa Western and Central or Zambia?
WB: Africa Western and Central, at 11.8% against 4.5% in Zambia as of 2021.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male between WB: Africa Western and Central and Zambia?
7.3%, with WB: Africa Western and Central ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for WB: Africa Western and Central and Zambia?
12 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2012.
How do WB: Africa Western and Central and Zambia rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male?
WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 179th and Zambia ranks 178th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

WB: Africa Western and Central vs Zambia: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 17 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/gross-enrolment-ratio-for-tertiary-education-male-percent/wb-africa-western-and-central/zambia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/gross-enrolment-ratio-for-tertiary-education-male-percent/wb-africa-western-and-central/zambia/">WB: Africa Western and Central vs Zambia: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
410 places, 14,235 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release