Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, male in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, male was 1.00 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, male in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, male in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) stood at 1.00 million. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 8.8% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, male in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) peaked at 1.00 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 694,042, in 2012.
That places ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 74th out of 205 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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, male in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 694,042 | — |
| 2013 | 724,042 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 767,171 | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 785,769 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 819,866 | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 857,236 | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 859,565 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 860,078 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 882,264 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 918,633 | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 900,098 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 922,642 | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 1.00 million | +8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 795,971 | 694,042 | 860,078 | 8 |
| 2020s | 925,515 | 882,264 | 1.00 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
- 71 Mali 12,902
- 72 New Zealand 12,734 compare
- 73 Niger 12,645 compare
- 74 United Arab Emirates 12,580 compare
- 75 Syrian Arab Republic 12,187 compare
- 76 Jordan 11,020 compare
- 77 Lithuania 9,542 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, male in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, male in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) was 1.00 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, male recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.00 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, male recorded in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- The lowest recorded value was 694,042 in 2012.
- How does ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, male?
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) ranks 74th out of 205 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 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