Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male was 10.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
10.5%
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
192nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
11.3%
in 2018
All-time low
3.8%
in 1979
Years of data
46
1979–2024
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), 1979–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) recorded 10.5% for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) peaked at 11.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 1979.
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 192nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 3.8% | — |
| 1980 | 4.0% | +5.4% |
| 1981 | 4.2% | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 4.5% | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 4.5% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 4.8% | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 5.1% | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 5.4% | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 5.7% | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 6.1% | +6.9% |
| 1989 | 6.6% | +8.2% |
| 1990 | 6.7% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 6.8% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 7.2% | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 7.7% | +8.0% |
| 1994 | 8.2% | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 8.4% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 8.4% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 8.5% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 8.5% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 8.3% | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 8.2% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 8.1% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 8.1% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 8.5% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 8.5% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 8.7% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 8.7% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 9.1% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 9.4% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 9.7% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 9.9% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 10.1% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 10.1% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 10.4% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 10.4% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 10.7% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 10.8% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 11.1% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 11.3% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 11.2% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 11.0% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 10.7% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 10.9% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 10.6% | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 10.5% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.8% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 1 |
| 1980s | 5.1% | 4.0% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.8% | 6.7% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 8.1% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 9.9% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 10.5% | 11.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
More education data for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.2683 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6859 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.16 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) was 10.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 1979.
- How does ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male?
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 192nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male rising or falling in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release