Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, male (number) in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, male (number) was 510,405 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 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 7 programmes, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) is 510,405, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 49.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) peaked at 510,405 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 340,607, in 2011.
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 121st of 205 groups on this measure, 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 7 programmes, male (number) in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 340,607 | — |
| 2012 | 371,460 | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 386,743 | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 423,344 | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 431,963 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 447,069 | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 459,014 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 465,121 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 466,819 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 482,873 | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 510,405 | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 421,349 | 340,607 | 466,819 | 9 |
| 2020s | 496,639 | 482,873 | 510,405 | 2 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- 118 Liechtenstein 203 compare
- 119 Lesotho 174 compare
- 120 Monaco 158 compare
- 121 Cape Verde 152 compare
- 122 Samoa 142 compare
- 123 San Marino 70
- 124 Andorra 64 compare
More education data for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 38.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.51 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 510,405 in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, male recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The highest recorded value was 510,405 in 2021.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, male recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The lowest recorded value was 340,607 in 2011.
- How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, male?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 121st out of 205 groups with data for 2021.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, male rising or falling in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.9%. 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 7 programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release