Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes was 26,513 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) recorded 26,513 for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in 2020.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 72.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 27,136 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10,344, in 1998.
That places ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 190th out of 216 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 10,344 | — |
| 1999 | 10,475 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 10,755 | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 11,074 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 11,624 | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 12,151 | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 12,914 | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 13,670 | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 14,262 | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 15,410 | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 15,301 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 17,548 | +14.7% |
| 2014 | 19,617 | +11.8% |
| 2015 | 21,567 | +9.9% |
| 2016 | 23,570 | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 25,128 | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 26,420 | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 27,136 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 26,513 | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,410 | 10,344 | 10,475 | 2 |
| 2000s | 12,350 | 10,755 | 14,262 | 7 |
| 2010s | 21,300 | 15,301 | 27,136 | 9 |
| 2020s | 26,513 | 26,513 | 26,513 | 1 |
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2683 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 545,537 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 329,590 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.1548 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 26,513 in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 27,136 in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,344 in 1998.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 190th out of 216 groups with data for 2020.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release