Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes was 1.08 million number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1998–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2017, enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 1.08 million number.
The figure is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 104.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 1.70 million number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 323,492 number, in 1998.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 28th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 323,492 number | — |
| 1999 | 360,128 number | +11.3% |
| 2000 | 403,430 number | +12.0% |
| 2001 | 430,581 number | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 538,924 number | +25.2% |
| 2003 | 498,216 number | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 525,960 number | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 509,810 number | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 516,498 number | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 527,797 number | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 552,652 number | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 566,327 number | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 602,728 number | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 717,095 number | +19.0% |
| 2012 | 811,973 number | +13.2% |
| 2013 | 914,750 number | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 1.18 million number | +29.0% |
| 2015 | 1.70 million number | +43.7% |
| 2016 | 999,533 number | -41.0% |
| 2017 | 1.08 million number | +7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 341,810 number | 323,492 number | 360,128 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 507,020 number | 403,430 number | 566,327 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.00 million number | 602,728 number | 1.70 million number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 25 New Zealand 41,181 number compare
- 26 Azerbaijan 37,602 number compare
- 27 Syrian Arab Republic 35,384 number compare
- 28 Puerto Rico 34,525 number compare
- 29 Namibia 32,119 number compare
- 30 Cameroon 31,237 number compare
- 31 France 29,141 number compare
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 196.79 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 81.42 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9733 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1526 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 1.08 million number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.70 million number in 2015.
- What is the lowest enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 323,492 number in 1998.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 28th out of 45 groups with data for 2017.
- Is enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 104.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of students enrolled in public and private post-secondary non-tertiary education institutions regardless of age.