Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female was 808,872 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 808,872 number for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in 2018.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 830,322 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 362,278 number, in 1998.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 23rd out of 43 groups with data for 2018, putting it 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 (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 362,278 number | — |
| 1999 | 386,582 number | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 428,086 number | +10.7% |
| 2001 | 466,884 number | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 500,996 number | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 533,024 number | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 565,399 number | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 641,129 number | +13.4% |
| 2006 | 644,468 number | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 658,407 number | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 666,561 number | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 697,048 number | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 712,120 number | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 704,018 number | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 727,554 number | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 781,982 number | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 800,721 number | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 830,322 number | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 793,704 number | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 791,184 number | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 808,872 number | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 374,430 number | 362,278 number | 386,582 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 580,200 number | 428,086 number | 697,048 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 772,275 number | 704,018 number | 830,322 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 20 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 168,813 number compare
- 21 Thailand 152,542 number compare
- 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
More reference data data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 32.03 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 15.81 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 16.22 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.33 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.02 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 94.2% (2018)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.78 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i 0.767 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 808,872 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 830,322 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 362,278 number in 1998.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 23rd out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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).