Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male was 909,455 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2020, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 909,455. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 909,455 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 285,504, in 1998.
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 106th of 218 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 285,504 | — |
| 1999 | 309,379 | +8.4% |
| 2000 | 369,241 | +19.3% |
| 2001 | 414,904 | +12.4% |
| 2002 | 464,168 | +11.9% |
| 2003 | 505,909 | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 541,568 | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 621,179 | +14.7% |
| 2006 | 615,834 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 619,915 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 642,620 | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 665,599 | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 702,609 | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 705,239 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 728,854 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 792,577 | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 823,562 | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 845,283 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 801,484 | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 806,807 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 830,055 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 859,644 | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 909,455 | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 297,442 | 285,504 | 309,379 | 2 |
| 2000s | 546,094 | 369,241 | 665,599 | 10 |
| 2010s | 789,611 | 702,609 | 859,644 | 10 |
| 2020s | 909,455 | 909,455 | 909,455 | 1 |
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More education data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.38 million (2021)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 909,455 in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 909,455 in 2020.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 285,504 in 1998.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 106th out of 218 groups with data for 2020.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 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