Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Enrolment in upper secondary education, male was 12.09 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
12.09 million number
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
25th
of 43 groups
All-time high
12.09 million number
in 2018
All-time low
4.48 million number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1997–2018

Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1997–2018

02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M1997200720181997: 4.5M number1998: 4.5M number1999: 4.6M number2000: 4.8M number2001: 5.2M number2002: 5.5M number2003: 5.9M number2004: 6.4M number2005: 6.6M number2006: 6.9M number2007: 7.4M number2008: 8.1M number2009: 8.7M number2010: 9.4M number2011: 10.1M number2012: 10.7M number2013: 12.0M number2014: 11.1M number2015: 11.9M number2016: 11.7M number2017: 12.0M number2018: 12.1M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 12.09 million number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 48.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 12.09 million number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4.48 million number, in 1998.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 25th 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 upper secondary education, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in upper secondary education, male (number) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1997 to 2018.
Year number Change
1997 4.55 million number
1998 4.48 million number -1.5%
1999 4.60 million number +2.7%
2000 4.82 million number +4.7%
2001 5.21 million number +8.2%
2002 5.52 million number +5.9%
2003 5.86 million number +6.2%
2004 6.44 million number +9.9%
2005 6.64 million number +3.1%
2006 6.94 million number +4.5%
2007 7.38 million number +6.3%
2008 8.14 million number +10.3%
2009 8.74 million number +7.4%
2010 9.44 million number +7.9%
2011 10.07 million number +6.7%
2012 10.67 million number +5.9%
2013 11.98 million number +12.3%
2014 11.05 million number -7.8%
2015 11.87 million number +7.4%
2016 11.72 million number -1.3%
2017 12.02 million number +2.6%
2018 12.09 million number +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4.54 million number 4.48 million number 4.60 million number 3
2000s 6.57 million number 4.82 million number 8.74 million number 10
2010s 11.21 million number 9.44 million number 12.09 million number 9

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

  1. 22 Philippines 1.29 million number compare
  2. 23 Saudi Arabia 887,518 number compare
  3. 24 Argentina 875,717 number compare
  4. 25 Spain 854,930 number compare
  5. 26 Kenya 815,261 number compare
  6. 27 Republic of Korea 810,894 number compare
  7. 28 Nepal 759,022 number compare

See the full ranking of 232 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 12.09 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 12.09 million number in 2018.
What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 4.48 million number in 1998.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, male?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 25th out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 48.5%. 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 upper secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in upper secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 4,332 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private upper secondary education institutions regardless of age. For more information, consult the UIS website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/