Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male was 9.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
9.3%
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
208th
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.5%
in 2017
All-time low
2.1%
in 1971
Years of data
52
1970–2021
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, 1970–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern is 9.3%, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 9.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 1971.
That places WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 208th out of 221 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.2% | — |
| 1971 | 2.1% | -5.4% |
| 1972 | 2.2% | +9.0% |
| 1973 | 2.2% | -3.6% |
| 1974 | 2.3% | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 2.4% | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 2.4% | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 2.5% | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 2.6% | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 2.7% | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 2.7% | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 2.8% | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 3.1% | +8.6% |
| 1983 | 3.1% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 3.1% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 3.2% | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 3.4% | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 3.5% | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 3.6% | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 3.8% | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 3.9% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 4.0% | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 4.1% | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 4.3% | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 4.4% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 4.4% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 4.4% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 4.4% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 4.4% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 4.3% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 4.5% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 4.8% | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 5.0% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 5.4% | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 5.7% | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 6.3% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 6.5% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 6.9% | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 7.6% | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 8.3% | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 8.8% | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 8.9% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 9.0% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 9.2% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 9.3% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 9.4% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 9.5% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 9.5% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 9.4% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 9.4% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.2% | 2.7% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.2% | 3.9% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.9% | 4.5% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 8.3% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.3% | 9.3% | 9.4% | 2 |
More education data for WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.71 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.23 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.92 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.18 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9717 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 46.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern was 9.3% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 1971.
- How does WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male?
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 208th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male rising or falling in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 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