Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, male in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, male was 491,370 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, male in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, 2011–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 491,370 for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, male in 2021. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.8% on the previous year and up 50.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, male in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 491,370 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 327,156, in 2011.
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 130th 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 in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 327,156 | — |
| 2012 | 357,366 | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 370,404 | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 407,198 | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 415,798 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 430,353 | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 441,729 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 447,062 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 448,715 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 464,305 | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 491,370 | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 405,087 | 327,156 | 448,715 | 9 |
| 2020s | 477,838 | 464,305 | 491,370 | 2 |
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More education data for UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.73 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.53 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.6 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.50 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 40.73 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, male in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, male in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa was 491,370 in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, male recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 491,370 in 2021.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, male recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 327,156 in 2011.
- How does UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, male?
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 130th out of 205 groups with data for 2021.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, male rising or falling in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Sub-saharan Africa 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