Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male was 899,016 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 899,016 number, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 989,071 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 394,018 number, in 1998.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 26th 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, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 394,018 number | — |
| 1999 | 421,064 number | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 485,917 number | +15.4% |
| 2001 | 537,709 number | +10.7% |
| 2002 | 589,942 number | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 637,258 number | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 678,206 number | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 762,819 number | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 763,188 number | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 772,566 number | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 800,674 number | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 830,065 number | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 868,009 number | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 873,182 number | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 896,472 number | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 948,608 number | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 976,083 number | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 989,071 number | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 916,992 number | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 904,318 number | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 899,016 number | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 407,541 number | 394,018 number | 421,064 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 685,834 number | 485,917 number | 830,065 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 919,083 number | 868,009 number | 989,071 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 23 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 115,432 number compare
- 24 Bangladesh 113,628 number compare
- 25 Mexico 104,452 number compare
- 26 Philippines 99,480 number compare
- 27 Morocco 92,979 number
- 28 Ghana 82,244 number compare
- 29 Uzbekistan 55,541 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, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 899,016 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 989,071 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 394,018 number in 1998.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 26th out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of male students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).