Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male was 14,201 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) recorded 14,201 for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in 2020.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and up 60.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 14,790 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5,880, in 1998.
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 189th of 216 groups on this measure, 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, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5,880 | — |
| 1999 | 5,951 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 6,108 | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 6,307 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 6,626 | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 6,923 | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 7,366 | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 7,799 | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 8,141 | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 8,831 | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 8,763 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 10,072 | +14.9% |
| 2014 | 11,215 | +11.3% |
| 2015 | 12,239 | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 13,339 | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 14,123 | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 14,745 | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 14,790 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 14,201 | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,915 | 5,880 | 5,951 | 2 |
| 2000s | 7,039 | 6,108 | 8,141 | 7 |
| 2010s | 12,013 | 8,763 | 14,790 | 9 |
| 2020s | 14,201 | 14,201 | 14,201 | 1 |
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 7.02 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 7.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.01 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 875,127 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 17.47 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 5.72 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 5.71 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 14,201 in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 14,790 in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,880 in 1998.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 189th out of 216 groups with data for 2020.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release