Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female was 967,597 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 1998–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) is 967,597, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) peaked at 967,597 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 368,051, in 1998.
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 93rd of 218 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 368,051 | — |
| 1999 | 388,775 | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 428,524 | +10.2% |
| 2001 | 465,073 | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 500,091 | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 533,598 | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 569,707 | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 648,953 | +13.9% |
| 2006 | 653,043 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 666,730 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 674,278 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 703,353 | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 716,908 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 706,364 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 731,926 | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 785,898 | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 806,092 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 844,896 | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 822,646 | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 840,165 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 883,244 | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 915,995 | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 963,347 | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 967,597 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 378,413 | 368,051 | 388,775 | 2 |
| 2000s | 584,335 | 428,524 | 703,353 | 10 |
| 2010s | 805,413 | 706,364 | 915,995 | 10 |
| 2020s | 965,472 | 963,347 | 967,597 | 2 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
More education data for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.7% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 38.99 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 42.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 26.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 5.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 100.13 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 40.75 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 40.06 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 967,597 in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The highest recorded value was 967,597 in 2021.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The lowest recorded value was 368,051 in 1998.
- How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 93rd out of 218 groups with data for 2021.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release