Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male was 900,455 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) is 900,455 number, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 990,767 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 396,933 number, in 1998.
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 24th 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, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 396,933 number | — |
| 1999 | 424,610 number | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 489,214 number | +15.2% |
| 2001 | 541,947 number | +10.8% |
| 2002 | 594,104 number | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 641,784 number | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 682,769 number | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 767,247 number | +12.4% |
| 2006 | 767,886 number | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 777,050 number | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 803,636 number | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 833,654 number | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 871,521 number | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 876,667 number | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 899,820 number | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 952,475 number | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 978,489 number | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 990,767 number | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 918,834 number | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 905,840 number | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 900,455 number | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 410,772 number | 396,933 number | 424,610 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 689,929 number | 489,214 number | 833,654 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 921,652 number | 871,521 number | 990,767 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 21 South Africa 151,500 number compare
- 22 Greece 128,019 number compare
- 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
More reference data data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 32.03 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.81 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 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 94.2% (2018)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.78 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 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, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 900,455 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 990,767 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 396,933 number in 1998.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 24th out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. 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, 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).