Tertiary education enrollment — all countries

Tertiary education enrollment — Eastern Africa

Tertiary education enrollment in Eastern Africa in 2012 — 5.5%. Since 1976, the indicator has risen by 4.8 pp.

2012 5.5% −0.3 pp vs 2011
World rank
Period maximum 5.8%2011
Period minimum 0.7%1979

Trend over time

1976–2012 · % (gross ratio)

Tertiary education enrollment — Eastern Africa, 1976–2012024619761980198419881992199620002004200820121976: 0.7%1979: 0.7%1981: 0.8%1987: 1%1999: 1.1%2000: 1.5%2001: 1.7%2002: 1.9%2004: 2.4%2010: 4.9%2011: 5.8%2012: 5.5%
Change over the period: +4.8 pp Annual average: 0.13 pp

Comparison, 2012

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Eastern Africa

Eastern Africa 5.5%
World 32.3%
Tertiary education enrollment — Eastern Africa, by year Eastern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2012 5.5 −0.3 pp
2011 5.8 +0.9 pp
2010 4.9
2004 2.4
2002 1.9 +0.2 pp
2001 1.7 +0.2 pp
2000 1.5 +0.4 pp
1999 1.1
1987 1
1981 0.8
1979 0.7
1976 0.7

About the indicator

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.