Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in WB: Sub-saharan Africa
WB: Sub-saharan Africa: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) was 3.88 % change on previous year in 2021. ▼ Falling
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in WB: Sub-saharan Africa, 1971–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
WB: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 3.88 % change on previous year for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in 2021.
The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in WB: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 12.06 % change on previous year in 2000 and was at its lowest, -0.8498 % change on previous year, in 1971.
That places WB: Sub-saharan Africa 68th out of 221 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in WB: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -0.8498 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 7.81 % change on previous year | -1018.5% |
| 1973 | 2.2 % change on previous year | -71.8% |
| 1974 | 7.55 % change on previous year | +243.7% |
| 1975 | 6.37 % change on previous year | -15.6% |
| 1976 | 6.59 % change on previous year | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 8.12 % change on previous year | +23.3% |
| 1978 | 9.07 % change on previous year | +11.7% |
| 1979 | 10.5 % change on previous year | +15.8% |
| 1980 | 8.1 % change on previous year | -22.9% |
| 1981 | 9.99 % change on previous year | +23.3% |
| 1982 | 10.24 % change on previous year | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 5.59 % change on previous year | -45.4% |
| 1984 | 4.73 % change on previous year | -15.5% |
| 1985 | 8.28 % change on previous year | +75.2% |
| 1986 | 7.65 % change on previous year | -7.6% |
| 1987 | 4.66 % change on previous year | -39.1% |
| 1988 | 8.12 % change on previous year | +74.4% |
| 1989 | 8.32 % change on previous year | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 4.91 % change on previous year | -41.0% |
| 1991 | 6.97 % change on previous year | +41.8% |
| 1992 | 6.93 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 7.55 % change on previous year | +9.0% |
| 1994 | 7.38 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 5.93 % change on previous year | -19.6% |
| 1996 | 5.2 % change on previous year | -12.3% |
| 1997 | 5.49 % change on previous year | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 5.27 % change on previous year | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 4.52 % change on previous year | -14.3% |
| 2000 | 12.06 % change on previous year | +167.0% |
| 2001 | 11.25 % change on previous year | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 10.51 % change on previous year | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 10.66 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 7.89 % change on previous year | -25.9% |
| 2005 | 8.8 % change on previous year | +11.5% |
| 2006 | 6.03 % change on previous year | -31.4% |
| 2007 | 5.51 % change on previous year | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 7.9 % change on previous year | +43.4% |
| 2009 | 8.49 % change on previous year | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 8.93 % change on previous year | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 7.07 % change on previous year | -20.8% |
| 2012 | 6.68 % change on previous year | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 6.78 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 4.45 % change on previous year | -34.4% |
| 2015 | 3.92 % change on previous year | -11.9% |
| 2016 | 2.85 % change on previous year | -27.4% |
| 2017 | 4.11 % change on previous year | +44.2% |
| 2018 | 3.99 % change on previous year | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 3 % change on previous year | -24.8% |
| 2020 | 4.09 % change on previous year | +36.2% |
| 2021 | 3.88 % change on previous year | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.37 % change on previous year | -0.8498 % change on previous year | 10.5 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 7.57 % change on previous year | 4.66 % change on previous year | 10.24 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.01 % change on previous year | 4.52 % change on previous year | 7.55 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.91 % change on previous year | 5.51 % change on previous year | 12.06 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.18 % change on previous year | 2.85 % change on previous year | 8.93 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.99 % change on previous year | 3.88 % change on previous year | 4.09 % change on previous year | 2 |
Countries ranked near WB: Sub-saharan Africa
- 65 Mauritania 4.39 % change on previous year compare
- 66 Burundi 4.36 % change on previous year compare
- 67 Mauritius 4.36 % change on previous year compare
- 68 North Macedonia 3.98 % change on previous year compare
- 69 Saint Kitts and Nevis 3.96 % change on previous year compare
- 70 Botswana 3.89 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Sweden 3.88 % change on previous year compare
More education data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.53 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.63 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) in WB: Sub-saharan Africa was 3.88 % change on previous year in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 12.06 % change on previous year in 2000.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.8498 % change on previous year in 1971.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 68th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) rising or falling in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Sub-saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The year-on-year percentage change in Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
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The year-on-year percentage change in Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.