Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in UNICEF: Africa
UNICEF: Africa: Enrolment in lower secondary education, male was 33.41 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in UNICEF: Africa, 1995–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNICEF: Africa recorded 33.41 million for enrolment in lower secondary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, male in UNICEF: Africa peaked at 33.41 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.51 million, in 1995.
That places UNICEF: Africa 44th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in UNICEF: Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 10.51 million | — |
| 1996 | 11.12 million | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 11.03 million | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 11.99 million | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 12.57 million | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 13.23 million | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 14.08 million | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 15.12 million | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 15.51 million | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 16.29 million | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 16.95 million | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 17.69 million | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 18.44 million | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 19.38 million | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 20.63 million | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 21.66 million | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 22.43 million | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 23.04 million | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 24.02 million | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 24.97 million | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 25.62 million | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 26.34 million | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 27.02 million | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 27.83 million | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 28.74 million | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 29.95 million | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 30.76 million | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 31.69 million | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 32.77 million | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 33.41 million | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.44 million | 10.51 million | 12.57 million | 5 |
| 2000s | 16.73 million | 13.23 million | 20.63 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.17 million | 21.66 million | 28.74 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.72 million | 29.95 million | 33.41 million | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Africa
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 50.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in lower secondary education, male in UNICEF: Africa?
- Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in UNICEF: Africa was 33.41 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, male recorded in UNICEF: Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 33.41 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, male recorded in UNICEF: Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.51 million in 1995.
- How does UNICEF: Africa rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, male?
- UNICEF: Africa ranks 44th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release