Myanmar vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

Myanmar
4.95 million number
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
94.68 million number
in 2019
Myanmar rank
20th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
19th

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

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

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 94.68 million number against 4.95 million number in Myanmar, a difference of 89.73 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 19.1 times Myanmar's.

Across all 47 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Myanmar ranks 20th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 19th of 203 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 3.02 million number 30.15 million number 27.12 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 3.87 million number 39.24 million number 35.37 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 4.64 million number 52.70 million number 48.06 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 4.91 million number 70.67 million number 65.76 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 4.77 million number 87.78 million number 83.01 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Myanmar or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 94.68 million number against 4.95 million number in Myanmar as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Myanmar and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
89.73 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
47 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Myanmar and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
Myanmar ranks 20th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 19th of 203 countries.
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

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