Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in UNICEF: Africa
UNICEF: Africa: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male was 1.48 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in UNICEF: Africa, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in UNICEF: Africa stood at 1.48 million. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure 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 UNICEF: Africa peaked at 1.48 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 535,988, in 1998.
That places UNICEF: Africa 65th out of 218 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 UNICEF: Africa, 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 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Africa
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 9.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.24 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in UNICEF: Africa?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in UNICEF: Africa 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 UNICEF: Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.48 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in UNICEF: Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 535,988 in 1998.
- How does UNICEF: Africa rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male?
- UNICEF: Africa ranks 65th out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Africa 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