Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa
UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male was 1.08 million in 2021. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa, 1998–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 1.08 million for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in 2021. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of 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 UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 1.08 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 402,455, in 1998.
That places UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa 94th 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 UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 402,455 | — |
| 1999 | 426,621 | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 489,569 | +14.8% |
| 2001 | 540,038 | +10.3% |
| 2002 | 592,961 | +9.8% |
| 2003 | 641,857 | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 685,636 | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 772,651 | +12.7% |
| 2006 | 772,979 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 781,087 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 806,249 | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 834,026 | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 869,528 | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 871,226 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 895,694 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 957,974 | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 985,190 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 1.01 million | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 956,711 | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 968,763 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 996,447 | +2.9% |
| 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 | 414,538 | 402,455 | 426,621 | 2 |
| 2000s | 691,705 | 489,569 | 834,026 | 10 |
| 2010s | 952,804 | 869,528 | 1.02 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 million | 1.06 million | 1.08 million | 2 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7869 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa 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 UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 402,455 in 1998.
- How does UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male?
- UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 94th out of 218 groups with data for 2021.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Sub-saharan 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