Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in UNICEF: West and Central Africa
UNICEF: West and Central Africa: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male was 698,952 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, 1998–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNICEF: West and Central Africa recorded 698,952 for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in 2021. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in UNICEF: West and Central Africa peaked at 698,952 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 210,109, in 1998.
That places UNICEF: West and Central Africa 121st 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: West and Central Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 210,109 | — |
| 1999 | 223,190 | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 271,894 | +21.8% |
| 2001 | 310,248 | +14.1% |
| 2002 | 349,681 | +12.7% |
| 2003 | 391,034 | +11.8% |
| 2004 | 414,992 | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 495,025 | +19.3% |
| 2006 | 484,301 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 483,999 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 497,709 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 512,187 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 543,002 | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 536,959 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 565,686 | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 611,208 | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 633,238 | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 656,352 | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 614,540 | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 622,345 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 638,660 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 658,790 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 687,118 | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 698,952 | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 216,650 | 210,109 | 223,190 | 2 |
| 2000s | 421,107 | 271,894 | 512,187 | 10 |
| 2010s | 608,078 | 536,959 | 658,790 | 10 |
| 2020s | 693,035 | 687,118 | 698,952 | 2 |
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More education data for UNICEF: West and Central Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.92 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9224 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5411 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.9535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.20 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.73 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.11 million (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in UNICEF: West and Central Africa was 698,952 in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 698,952 in 2021.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 210,109 in 1998.
- How does UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male?
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 121st out of 218 groups with data for 2021.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male rising or falling in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: West and Central 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