What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Europe & Central Asia and Sudan?

49.28 million number, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Sudan?

17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Europe & Central Asia vs Sudan: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

Europe & Central Asia

53.14 million number

in 2019

Sudan

3.86 million number

in 2015

Europe & Central Asia rank

28th

Sudan rank

27th

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

Europe & Central Asia
Sudan

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia currently reports 53.14 million number against 3.86 million number in Sudan, a difference of 49.28 million number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia's figure about 13.8 times Sudan's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 28th and Sudan ranks 27th of 45 groups.

Europe & Central Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Europe & Central Asia	Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	63.09 million number	2.64 million number	60.45 million number	Europe & Central Asia
2000s	64.58 million number	2.95 million number	61.63 million number	Europe & Central Asia
2010s	60.56 million number	3.57 million number	56.99 million number	Europe & Central Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Europe & Central Asia or Sudan?: Europe & Central Asia, at 53.14 million number against 3.86 million number in Sudan as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Europe & Central Asia and Sudan?: 49.28 million number, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Sudan?: 17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Sudan rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?: Europe & Central Asia ranks 28th and Sudan ranks 27th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.