Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female was 37,850 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 37,850 number for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in 2019.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 109.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 38,495 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 8,536 number, in 1998.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 35th of 45 groups on this measure, 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, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 8,536 number | — |
| 1999 | 8,805 number | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 8,866 number | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 9,051 number | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 10,387 number | +14.8% |
| 2003 | 12,491 number | +20.3% |
| 2004 | 14,293 number | +14.4% |
| 2005 | 15,531 number | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 16,591 number | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 17,681 number | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 17,546 number | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 18,097 number | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 19,185 number | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 19,978 number | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 21,124 number | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 24,050 number | +13.8% |
| 2014 | 26,679 number | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 28,987 number | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 36,104 number | +24.6% |
| 2017 | 34,256 number | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 38,495 number | +12.4% |
| 2019 | 37,850 number | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,671 number | 8,536 number | 8,805 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 14,053 number | 8,866 number | 18,097 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 28,671 number | 19,185 number | 38,495 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, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 37,850 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 38,495 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,536 number in 1998.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 35th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.2%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the doctoral or equivalent (ISCED 8) level.