Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male was 125,132 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 1998–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2021, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) stood at 125,132. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.0% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 125,132 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 57,773, in 1998.
That places ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 187th out of 218 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 57,773 | — |
| 1999 | 66,006 | +14.3% |
| 2000 | 78,412 | +18.8% |
| 2001 | 83,675 | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 92,507 | +10.6% |
| 2003 | 94,789 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 94,354 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 98,735 | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 101,106 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 102,039 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 109,219 | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 116,210 | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 117,607 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 121,583 | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 111,903 | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 105,925 | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 102,825 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 98,974 | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 92,592 | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 87,487 | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 90,560 | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 98,556 | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 116,960 | +18.7% |
| 2021 | 125,132 | +7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61,889 | 57,773 | 66,006 | 2 |
| 2000s | 97,105 | 78,412 | 116,210 | 10 |
| 2010s | 102,801 | 87,487 | 121,583 | 10 |
| 2020s | 121,046 | 116,960 | 125,132 | 2 |
More education data for ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.1% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 12.51 million (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.0% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 14.95 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 12.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 41.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 16.23 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 16.12 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) was 125,132 in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The highest recorded value was 125,132 in 2021.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The lowest recorded value was 57,773 in 1998.
- How does ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male?
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 187th out of 218 groups with data for 2021.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male rising or falling in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release