Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)
ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes was 1.99 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) recorded 1.99 million for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.5% on the previous year and up 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) peaked at 1.99 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.32 million, in 2012.
ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) ranks 79th of 205 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.32 million | — |
| 2013 | 1.38 million | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 1.45 million | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 1.50 million | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 1.60 million | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 1.67 million | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 1.67 million | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.70 million | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 1.77 million | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 1.84 million | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 1.82 million | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 1.84 million | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 1.99 million | +8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.54 million | 1.32 million | 1.70 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.85 million | 1.77 million | 1.99 million | 5 |
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More education data for ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 50.51 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 29.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 114.70 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 46.96 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 45.99 million (2024)
All data for ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) was 1.99 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes recorded in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.99 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes recorded in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.32 million in 2012.
- How does ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes?
- ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) ranks 79th out of 205 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release