Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female was 808,872 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
808,872 number
Change on year
up 2.2%
Rank
1st
of 1 regions
All-time high
830,322 number
in 2015
All-time low
362,278 number
in 1998
Years of data
21
1998–2018

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1998–2018

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1998200820181998: 362.3k number1999: 386.6k number2000: 428.1k number2001: 466.9k number2002: 501.0k number2003: 533.0k number2004: 565.4k number2005: 641.1k number2006: 644.5k number2007: 658.4k number2008: 666.6k number2009: 697.0k number2010: 712.1k number2011: 704.0k number2012: 727.6k number2013: 782.0k number2014: 800.7k number2015: 830.3k number2016: 793.7k number2017: 791.2k number2018: 808.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 808,872 number for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in 2018.

That represents a change of 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 peaked at 830,322 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 362,278 number, in 1998.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 1 China (People's Republic of) 9.96 million number compare
  2. 2 United States 3.99 million number compare
  3. 3 Türkiye 1.34 million number compare
  4. 4 Russia 737,964 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Sub-Saharan Africa 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?
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?
The lowest recorded value was 362,278 number in 1998.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st out of 1 regions with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
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 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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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 2,834 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).