Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, male was 480,262 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
480,262 number
Change on year
up 1.6%
Rank
33rd
of 41 groups
All-time high
480,262 number
in 2019
All-time low
336,048 number
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 2011–2019

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k2011201520192011: 336.0k number2012: 366.4k number2013: 384.8k number2014: 422.6k number2015: 432.9k number2016: 450.1k number2017: 462.7k number2018: 472.9k number2019: 480.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 480,262 number. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 42.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 480,262 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 336,048 number, in 2011.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 33rd of 41 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, male (number) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 2011 to 2019.
Year number Change
2011 336,048 number
2012 366,361 number +9.0%
2013 384,823 number +5.0%
2014 422,647 number +9.8%
2015 432,911 number +2.4%
2016 450,077 number +4.0%
2017 462,659 number +2.8%
2018 472,862 number +2.2%
2019 480,262 number +1.6%

Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

  1. 30 Portugal 54,983 number compare
  2. 31 Belgium 46,871 number compare
  3. 32 Czechia 45,020 number compare
  4. 33 Malaysia 42,755 number compare
  5. 34 Chile 42,386 number compare
  6. 35 Saudi Arabia 40,485 number compare
  7. 36 Tunisia 37,794 number compare

See the full ranking of 146 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 480,262 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 480,262 number in 2019.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 336,048 number in 2011.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, male?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 33rd out of 41 groups with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, male rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.9%. 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 7 programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
146 places, 982 data points, 2004–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the masters or equivalent (ISCED 7) level.