What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, female between Sub-Saharan Africa and Türkiye?

43.93 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Türkiye?

49 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, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Sub-Saharan Africa vs Türkiye: School age population, tertiary education, female

Sub-Saharan Africa

47.21 million number

in 2019

Türkiye

3.28 million number

in 2018

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

17th

Türkiye rank

16th

School age population, tertiary education, female over time

Sub-Saharan Africa
Türkiye

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 47.21 million number against 3.28 million number in Türkiye, a difference of 43.93 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 14.4 times Türkiye's.

Across all 49 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 17th and Türkiye ranks 16th of 45 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sub-Saharan Africa	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
1970s	15.11 million number	1.89 million number	13.22 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s	19.70 million number	2.33 million number	17.37 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s	26.41 million number	2.86 million number	23.55 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s	35.39 million number	3.13 million number	32.25 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s	44.27 million number	3.15 million number	41.12 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, female, Sub-Saharan Africa or Türkiye?: Sub-Saharan Africa, at 47.21 million number against 3.28 million number in Türkiye as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, female between Sub-Saharan Africa and Türkiye?: 43.93 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Türkiye?: 49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Türkiye rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, female?: Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 17th and Türkiye ranks 16th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary education, female (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, female (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

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