Tertiary education enrollment — all countries

Tertiary education enrollment — Middle Africa

Tertiary education enrollment in Middle Africa in 2011 — 7.5%. Since 1971, the indicator has risen by 6.9 pp.

2011 7.5% +1.3 pp vs 2009
World rank
Period maximum 7.5%2011
Period minimum 0.6%1971

Trend over time

1971–2011 · % (gross ratio)

Tertiary education enrollment — Middle Africa, 1971–201102468197119751979198319871991199519992003200720111971: 0.6%1974: 0.9%1975: 1%1988: 1.8%1989: 1.8%1990: 2%1991: 2.2%1999: 2%2009: 6.2%2011: 7.5%
Change over the period: +6.9 pp Annual average: 0.17 pp

Comparison, 2011

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

Middle Africa 7.5%
World 31.1%
Tertiary education enrollment — Middle Africa, by year Middle Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2011 7.5
2009 6.2
1999 2
1991 2.2 +0.2 pp
1990 2 +0.2 pp
1989 1.8 −0 pp
1988 1.8
1975 1 +0.1 pp
1974 0.9
1971 0.6

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.