Tertiary education enrollment in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2021 — 9.3%. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 7.9 pp.
1970–2021 · % (gross ratio)
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sub-Saharan Africa
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 9.3 | +0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 9.2 | +0.1 pp |
| 2019 | 9.1 | +0 pp |
| 2018 | 9.1 | +0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 9 | +0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 8.8 | +0 pp |
| 2015 | 8.8 | +0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 8.7 | +0.2 pp |
| 2013 | 8.6 | +0.3 pp |
| 2012 | 8.2 | +0.3 pp |
| 2011 | 7.9 | +0.3 pp |
| 2010 | 7.6 | +0.4 pp |
| 2009 | 7.1 | +0.4 pp |
| 2008 | 6.7 | +0.3 pp |
| 2007 | 6.4 | +0.2 pp |
| 2006 | 6.2 | +0.2 pp |
| 2005 | 6.1 | +0.3 pp |
| 2004 | 5.7 | +0.3 pp |
| 2003 | 5.5 | +0.4 pp |
| 2002 | 5.1 | +0.3 pp |
| 2001 | 4.7 | +0.4 pp |
| 2000 | 4.4 | +0.4 pp |
| 1999 | 4 | +0 pp |
| 1998 | 4 | +0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 3.9 | +0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 3.8 | +0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 3.7 | +0.1 pp |
| 1994 | 3.6 | +0.2 pp |
| 1993 | 3.5 | +0.2 pp |
| 1992 | 3.3 | +0.1 pp |
| 1991 | 3.2 | +0.1 pp |
| 1990 | 3.1 | +0.1 pp |
| 1989 | 3 | +0.1 pp |
| 1988 | 2.9 | +0.1 pp |
| 1987 | 2.7 | +0 pp |
| 1986 | 2.7 | +0.1 pp |
| 1985 | 2.6 | +0.1 pp |
| 1984 | 2.5 | +0 pp |
| 1983 | 2.4 | +0.1 pp |
| 1982 | 2.4 | +0.2 pp |
| 1981 | 2.2 | +0.1 pp |
| 1980 | 2.1 | +0.1 pp |
| 1979 | 2 | +0.1 pp |
| 1978 | 1.8 | +0.1 pp |
| 1977 | 1.7 | +0.1 pp |
| 1976 | 1.6 | +0.1 pp |
| 1975 | 1.6 | +0.1 pp |
| 1974 | 1.5 | +0.1 pp |
| 1973 | 1.5 | −0 pp |
| 1972 | 1.5 | +0.1 pp |
| 1971 | 1.4 | −0 pp |
| 1970 | 1.4 | — |
The gross tertiary enrollment ratio — the number of students at universities and colleges (ISCED 5–8) as a percentage of the population in the five-year age interval that follows the end of school. It can exceed 100% because of older students and students from abroad, so in countries that act as magnets for international students the indicator is overstated.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.