Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female was 806,650 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 806,650 number for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in 2018.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 828,224 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 360,113 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, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 360,113 number | — |
| 1999 | 383,949 number | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 425,516 number | +10.8% |
| 2001 | 459,983 number | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 495,888 number | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 527,472 number | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 559,828 number | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 635,700 number | +13.6% |
| 2006 | 639,702 number | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 653,106 number | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 662,978 number | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 692,816 number | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 707,493 number | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 699,228 number | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 722,838 number | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 778,144 number | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 798,679 number | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 828,224 number | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 791,477 number | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 788,736 number | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 806,650 number | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 372,031 number | 360,113 number | 383,949 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 575,299 number | 425,516 number | 692,816 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 769,052 number | 699,228 number | 828,224 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 22 Greece 96,459 number compare
- 23 Morocco 95,035 number
- 24 Ghana 92,846 number compare
- 25 Bangladesh 89,745 number compare
- 26 Saudi Arabia 75,546 number compare
- 27 Philippines 73,869 number compare
- 28 Mexico 70,157 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, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 806,650 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 828,224 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 360,113 number in 1998.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 25th out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).