Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes was 102,664 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 102,664 number, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 92.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 105,355 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 25,356 number, in 1998.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 35th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 25,356 number | — |
| 1999 | 25,622 number | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 27,588 number | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 29,021 number | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 33,792 number | +16.4% |
| 2003 | 39,464 number | +16.8% |
| 2004 | 44,810 number | +13.5% |
| 2005 | 48,802 number | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 51,007 number | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 53,677 number | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 52,663 number | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 53,337 number | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 56,378 number | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 59,350 number | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 63,325 number | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 72,501 number | +14.5% |
| 2014 | 79,855 number | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 85,410 number | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 103,118 number | +20.7% |
| 2017 | 100,570 number | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 105,355 number | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 102,664 number | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25,489 number | 25,356 number | 25,622 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 43,416 number | 27,588 number | 53,677 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 82,853 number | 56,378 number | 105,355 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 196.79 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 81.42 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9733 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1526 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 102,664 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 105,355 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,356 number in 1998.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 35th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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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Total number of students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the doctoral or equivalent (ISCED 8) level.