Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male was 65,021 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 65,021 number for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in 2019.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 84.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 67,170 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 16,888 number, in 1998.
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 31st of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 16,888 number | — |
| 1999 | 16,899 number | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 18,804 number | +11.3% |
| 2001 | 20,064 number | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 23,522 number | +17.2% |
| 2003 | 27,057 number | +15.0% |
| 2004 | 30,629 number | +13.2% |
| 2005 | 33,419 number | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 34,586 number | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 36,162 number | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 35,347 number | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 35,287 number | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 37,264 number | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 39,437 number | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 42,247 number | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 48,597 number | +15.0% |
| 2014 | 53,347 number | +9.8% |
| 2015 | 56,552 number | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 67,170 number | +18.8% |
| 2017 | 66,521 number | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 67,065 number | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 65,021 number | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,894 number | 16,888 number | 16,899 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 29,488 number | 18,804 number | 36,162 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 54,322 number | 37,264 number | 67,170 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
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 8 programmes, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 65,021 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 67,170 number in 2016.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,888 number in 1998.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 31st out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.3%. 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 8 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 tertiary education institutions in programmes on the doctoral or equivalent (ISCED 8) level.