Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male was 83,795 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 1998–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 83,795 for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in 2021. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.2% on the previous year and up 124.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 83,795 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 16,143, in 1999.
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 130th of 216 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 16,241 | — |
| 1999 | 16,143 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 17,870 | +10.7% |
| 2001 | 18,745 | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 22,045 | +17.6% |
| 2003 | 25,694 | +16.6% |
| 2004 | 29,114 | +13.3% |
| 2005 | 31,842 | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 32,792 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 34,379 | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 33,275 | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 33,039 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 34,830 | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 37,393 | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 40,055 | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 45,403 | +13.4% |
| 2014 | 49,610 | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 52,532 | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 63,552 | +21.0% |
| 2017 | 63,118 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 63,398 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 67,438 | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 68,556 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 83,795 | +22.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,192 | 16,143 | 16,241 | 2 |
| 2000s | 27,879 | 17,870 | 34,379 | 10 |
| 2010s | 51,733 | 34,830 | 67,438 | 10 |
| 2020s | 76,175 | 68,556 | 83,795 | 2 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- 127 Honduras 84 compare
- 128 El Salvador 80 compare
- 129 Montenegro 61 compare
- 130 Barbados 52 compare
- 131 Turkmenistan 40
- 132 Kuwait 38 compare
- 133 Cape Verde 28 compare
More education data for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8778 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.77 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 40.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.60 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 83,795 in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 83,795 in 2021.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,143 in 1999.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 130th out of 216 groups with data for 2021.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 124.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 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