Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male was 4.21 million in 2021. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 2011–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) is 4.21 million, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 50.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) peaked at 4.21 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.80 million, in 2011.
That places ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 123rd out of 204 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2.80 million | — |
| 2012 | 2.96 million | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 3.14 million | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 3.28 million | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 3.40 million | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 3.54 million | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 3.70 million | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 3.83 million | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 3.93 million | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 4.07 million | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 4.21 million | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.40 million | 2.80 million | 3.93 million | 9 |
| 2020s | 4.14 million | 4.07 million | 4.21 million | 2 |
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More education data for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.7% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 38.99 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 42.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 26.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 5.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 100.13 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 40.75 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 40.06 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 4.21 million in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.21 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.80 million in 2011.
- How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 123rd out of 204 groups with data for 2021.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male rising or falling in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release