Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Myanmar or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 94.78 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?

89.83 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

47 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.

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.

Myanmar vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

Myanmar

4.95 million number

in 2018

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

94.78 million number

in 2019

Myanmar rank

20th

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

17th

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

Myanmar
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 94.78 million number against 4.95 million number in Myanmar, a difference of 89.83 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 19.1 times Myanmar's.

Across all 47 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Myanmar ranks 20th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 17th of 203 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Myanmar	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)	Difference	Ahead
1970s	3.02 million number	30.24 million number	27.21 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s	3.87 million number	39.36 million number	35.48 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s	4.64 million number	52.81 million number	48.17 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s	4.91 million number	70.78 million number	65.87 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s	4.77 million number	87.88 million number	83.12 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 94.78 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 89.83 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 47 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Myanmar and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?: Myanmar ranks 20th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 17th 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: 04 September 2026

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