Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes was 1.71 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 1.71 million number.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 1.82 million number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 754,131 number, in 1998.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 25th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 754,131 number | — |
| 1999 | 805,013 number | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 911,432 number | +13.2% |
| 2001 | 997,692 number | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 1.09 million number | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 1.16 million number | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 1.24 million number | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 1.40 million number | +13.0% |
| 2006 | 1.40 million number | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.43 million number | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 1.46 million number | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 1.52 million number | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 1.58 million number | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 1.57 million number | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.62 million number | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 1.73 million number | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 1.77 million number | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 1.82 million number | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 1.71 million number | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 1.69 million number | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.71 million number | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 779,572 number | 754,131 number | 805,013 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.26 million number | 911,432 number | 1.52 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.69 million number | 1.57 million number | 1.82 million number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 22 United Kingdom 284,245 number compare
- 23 Saudi Arabia 256,004 number compare
- 24 Greece 224,478 number compare
- 25 Bangladesh 203,373 number compare
- 26 Morocco 188,014 number
- 27 Ghana 175,090 number compare
- 28 Mexico 174,609 number compare
More reference data data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 32.02 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.80 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 16.21 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.02 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.33 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.2% (2018)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.7795 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 0.7648 GPIA (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, male 2.57 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 1.71 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.82 million number in 2015.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 754,131 number in 1998.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 25th out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. 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 Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).