Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male was 358,891 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa recorded 358,891 for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 358,891 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 192,346, in 1998.
That places UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa 143rd out of 218 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 192,346 | — |
| 1999 | 203,431 | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 217,676 | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 229,789 | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 243,281 | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 250,823 | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 270,644 | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 277,626 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 288,678 | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 297,087 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 308,540 | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 321,839 | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 326,526 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 334,267 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 330,008 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 346,766 | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 351,952 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 352,474 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 342,171 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 346,419 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 357,788 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 358,891 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 197,888 | 192,346 | 203,431 | 2 |
| 2000s | 270,598 | 217,676 | 321,839 | 10 |
| 2010s | 344,726 | 326,526 | 358,891 | 10 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49.26 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.02 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.77 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.30 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 50.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 8.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa was 358,891 in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 358,891 in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 192,346 in 1998.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 143rd out of 218 groups with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern and Southern 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