Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male was 1.08 million in 2021. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 1998–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2021, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) stood at 1.08 million. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) peaked at 1.08 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 402,406, in 1998.
That places ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 96th out of 218 groups with data for 2021, putting it 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, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 402,406 | — |
| 1999 | 426,422 | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 489,257 | +14.7% |
| 2001 | 539,642 | +10.3% |
| 2002 | 592,627 | +9.8% |
| 2003 | 641,685 | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 685,245 | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 772,374 | +12.7% |
| 2006 | 772,697 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 780,820 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 806,037 | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 833,685 | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 869,177 | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 870,866 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 895,325 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 957,667 | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 984,968 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 1.01 million | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 956,503 | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 968,464 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 995,989 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 1.02 million | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 1.06 million | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 1.08 million | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 414,414 | 402,406 | 426,422 | 2 |
| 2000s | 691,407 | 489,257 | 833,685 | 10 |
| 2010s | 952,490 | 869,177 | 1.02 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 million | 1.06 million | 1.08 million | 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, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 1.08 million in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The lowest recorded value was 402,406 in 1998.
- How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 96th out of 218 groups with data for 2021.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male rising or falling in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release