Completion rate, upper secondary education, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024

GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Completion rate, upper secondary education, male was 29.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
29.1%
Change on year
up 1.7%
Rank
35th
of 39 groups
All-time high
29.1%
in 2025
All-time low
17.0%
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Completion rate, upper secondary education, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1990–2025

01020301990200720251990: 17 %1991: 17.1 %1992: 17.1 %1993: 17.3 %1994: 17.5 %1995: 17.7 %1996: 18.1 %1997: 18.4 %1998: 18.7 %1999: 19 %2000: 19.3 %2001: 19.5 %2002: 19.9 %2003: 20.3 %2004: 20.9 %2005: 21.4 %2006: 21.7 %2007: 22.1 %2008: 22.4 %2009: 22.9 %2010: 23.4 %2011: 23.8 %2012: 24.1 %2013: 24.4 %2014: 24.8 %2015: 25.2 %2016: 25.6 %2017: 25.9 %2018: 26.3 %2019: 26.6 %2020: 27 %2021: 27.4 %2022: 27.8 %2023: 28.2 %2024: 28.6 %2025: 29.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 29.1% for completion rate, upper secondary education, male in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 29.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 1990.

GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 35th of 39 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

Completion rate, upper secondary education, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (%) in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1990 to 2025.
Year % Change
1990 17.0%
1991 17.1% +0.6%
1992 17.1% +0.0%
1993 17.3% +1.2%
1994 17.5% +1.2%
1995 17.7% +1.1%
1996 18.1% +2.3%
1997 18.4% +1.7%
1998 18.7% +1.6%
1999 19.0% +1.6%
2000 19.3% +1.6%
2001 19.5% +1.0%
2002 19.9% +2.1%
2003 20.3% +2.0%
2004 20.9% +3.0%
2005 21.4% +2.4%
2006 21.7% +1.4%
2007 22.1% +1.8%
2008 22.4% +1.4%
2009 22.9% +2.2%
2010 23.4% +2.2%
2011 23.8% +1.7%
2012 24.1% +1.3%
2013 24.4% +1.2%
2014 24.8% +1.6%
2015 25.2% +1.6%
2016 25.6% +1.6%
2017 25.9% +1.2%
2018 26.3% +1.5%
2019 26.6% +1.1%
2020 27.0% +1.5%
2021 27.4% +1.5%
2022 27.8% +1.5%
2023 28.2% +1.4%
2024 28.6% +1.4%
2025 29.1% +1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 17.8% 17.0% 19.0% 10
2000s 21.0% 19.3% 22.9% 10
2010s 25.0% 23.4% 26.6% 10
2020s 28.0% 27.0% 29.1% 6

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  3. 34 Sweden 77.6% compare
  4. 35 Colombia 77.3% compare
  5. 36 Egypt 77.2% compare
  6. 37 Germany 75.1% compare
  7. 38 Denmark 73.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, upper secondary education, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 29.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, male recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 29.1% in 2025.
What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, male recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 1990.
How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, male?
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 35th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
Is completion rate, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
133 places, 2,467 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release