Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs Tanzania, United Republic of: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
94.68 million number
in 2019
Tanzania, United Republic of
4.98 million number
in 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
19th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
19th

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 94.68 million number against 4.98 million number in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 89.70 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 19.0 times Tanzania, United Republic of's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 19th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 19th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Tanzania, United Republic of Difference Ahead
1970s 30.15 million number 1.31 million number 28.83 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 39.24 million number 1.81 million number 37.43 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 52.70 million number 2.56 million number 50.14 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 70.67 million number 3.43 million number 67.24 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 89.63 million number 4.51 million number 85.12 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, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Tanzania, United Republic of?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 94.68 million number against 4.98 million number in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Tanzania, United Republic of?
89.70 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Tanzania, United Republic of?
48 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 19th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 19th 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

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