Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male was 8.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) stood at 8.5%.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) peaked at 8.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 1970.
That places ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) 210th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.8% | — |
| 1971 | 1.9% | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 2.0% | +6.3% |
| 1973 | 2.1% | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 2.2% | +7.0% |
| 1975 | 2.4% | +9.2% |
| 1976 | 2.5% | +5.8% |
| 1977 | 2.7% | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 2.8% | +6.8% |
| 1979 | 2.9% | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 3.1% | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 3.2% | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 3.5% | +8.5% |
| 1983 | 3.5% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 3.8% | +6.3% |
| 1985 | 3.9% | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 4.0% | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 4.2% | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 4.5% | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 4.8% | +7.4% |
| 1990 | 4.9% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 5.0% | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 5.2% | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 5.5% | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 5.7% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 5.7% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 5.6% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 5.6% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 5.6% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 5.4% | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 5.5% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 5.6% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 5.7% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 6.1% | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 6.4% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 6.6% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 6.8% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 7.0% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 7.5% | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 8.1% | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 8.4% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 8.8% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 8.8% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 8.7% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8.7% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 8.6% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 8.7% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 8.8% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 8.7% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 8.7% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 8.5% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 8.8% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 8.7% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 8.5% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.3% | 1.8% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.9% | 3.1% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.4% | 4.9% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.5% | 5.5% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 8.4% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 8.5% | 8.8% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.9% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 11.77 million (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 13.46 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 8.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 36.81 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 25.51 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.74 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) was 8.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 1970.
- How does ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male?
- ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) ranks 210th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male rising or falling in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release