School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male was 15.07 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 15.07 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 48.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 15.07 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.83 million number, in 1997.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 15th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1.83 million number | — |
| 1998 | 4.91 million number | +169.0% |
| 1999 | 8.07 million number | +64.2% |
| 2000 | 8.33 million number | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 8.58 million number | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 9.53 million number | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 10.15 million number | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 10.31 million number | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 10.58 million number | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 10.91 million number | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 11.03 million number | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 11.34 million number | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 10.16 million number | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 11.00 million number | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 12.27 million number | +11.5% |
| 2012 | 12.90 million number | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 12.82 million number | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 13.12 million number | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 13.65 million number | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 13.80 million number | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 14.16 million number | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 14.70 million number | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 15.07 million number | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.93 million number | 1.83 million number | 8.07 million number | 3 |
| 2000s | 10.09 million number | 8.33 million number | 11.34 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.35 million number | 11.00 million number | 15.07 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 12 Ethiopia 1.23 million number compare
- 13 Algeria 1.18 million number compare
- 14 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.15 million number compare
- 15 Kenya 1.13 million number compare
- 16 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.07 million number compare
- 17 Myanmar 1.02 million number compare
- 18 South Africa 976,471 number compare
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 81.42 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1526 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 196.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9733 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 15.07 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 15.07 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.83 million number in 1997.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 15th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.