Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male was 10.0% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 10.0% for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in 2021. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 10.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 1971.
That places GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 203rd out of 221 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.5% | — |
| 1971 | 1.4% | -5.8% |
| 1972 | 1.6% | +10.1% |
| 1973 | 1.5% | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 1.6% | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 1.7% | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 1.7% | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 1.8% | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 1.9% | +7.8% |
| 1979 | 2.1% | +9.6% |
| 1980 | 2.3% | +5.5% |
| 1981 | 2.4% | +7.6% |
| 1982 | 2.6% | +8.0% |
| 1983 | 2.6% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 2.7% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 2.8% | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 2.9% | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 2.9% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 3.1% | +6.9% |
| 1989 | 3.3% | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 3.3% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 3.4% | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 3.5% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 3.6% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 3.6% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 3.6% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 3.7% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 3.8% | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 3.8% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 3.8% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 4.3% | +12.0% |
| 2001 | 4.8% | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 5.2% | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 5.7% | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 6.0% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 6.4% | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 7.3% | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 7.7% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 8.4% | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 8.9% | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 9.2% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 9.5% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 9.7% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 9.8% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 9.7% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 9.8% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 9.8% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 9.8% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 9.9% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 10.0% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.8% | 2.3% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.6% | 3.3% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 4.3% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 8.4% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 9.9% | 10.0% | 2 |
More education data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.38 million (2021)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 10.0% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 10.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 1971.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 203rd out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 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