Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male was 1.48 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) recorded 1.48 million for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) peaked at 1.48 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 535,988, in 1998.
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 65th of 218 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 535,988 | — |
| 1999 | 575,100 | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 652,120 | +13.4% |
| 2001 | 709,234 | +8.8% |
| 2002 | 771,278 | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 833,874 | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 883,759 | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 944,288 | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 943,654 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 927,042 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 950,152 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 970,255 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 1.00 million | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 1.00 million | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.03 million | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 1.10 million | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 1.13 million | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 1.16 million | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 1.12 million | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 1.13 million | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.22 million | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 1.27 million | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 1.34 million | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 1.30 million | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 1.29 million | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.38 million | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 1.48 million | +7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 555,544 | 535,988 | 575,100 | 2 |
| 2000s | 858,566 | 652,120 | 970,255 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.12 million | 1.00 million | 1.27 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.36 million | 1.29 million | 1.48 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
More education data for ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 50.51 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 29.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 114.70 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 46.96 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 45.99 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) was 1.48 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.48 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The lowest recorded value was 535,988 in 1998.
- How does ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male?
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 65th out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 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