Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, male was 184,345 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), 2009–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2020, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) stood at 184,345. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 72.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) peaked at 184,345 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 99,672, in 2009.
ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 169th of 205 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 99,672 | — |
| 2010 | 107,105 | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 122,151 | +14.0% |
| 2012 | 135,481 | +10.9% |
| 2013 | 144,692 | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 170,376 | +17.8% |
| 2015 | 164,071 | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 163,841 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 174,753 | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 175,877 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 173,966 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 184,345 | +6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99,672 | 99,672 | 99,672 | 1 |
| 2010s | 153,231 | 107,105 | 175,877 | 10 |
| 2020s | 184,345 | 184,345 | 184,345 | 1 |
More education data for ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 15.44 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 15.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.82 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 32.92 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.03 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, male in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) was 184,345 in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, male recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The highest recorded value was 184,345 in 2020.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, male recorded in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- The lowest recorded value was 99,672 in 2009.
- How does ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, male?
- ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) ranks 169th out of 205 groups with data for 2020.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, male rising or falling in ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: West Africa (unsdcode:98105) 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