Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Enrolment in upper secondary education, male was 16.45 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
16.45 million
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
69th
of 221 groups
All-time high
16.45 million
in 2024
All-time low
4.52 million
in 1998
Years of data
28
1997–2024

Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 1997–2024

5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M15.0M17.5M1997201020241997: 4.6M1998: 4.5M1999: 4.7M2000: 4.9M2001: 5.3M2002: 5.6M2003: 6.0M2004: 6.6M2005: 6.8M2006: 7.1M2007: 7.5M2008: 8.3M2009: 8.9M2010: 9.6M2011: 10.2M2012: 10.8M2013: 12.1M2014: 11.2M2015: 11.8M2016: 11.9M2017: 12.3M2018: 12.7M2019: 13.6M2020: 14.3M2021: 15.3M2022: 15.6M2023: 16.2M2024: 16.4M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) recorded 16.45 million for enrolment in upper secondary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.

The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 46.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) peaked at 16.45 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.52 million, in 1998.

That places ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 69th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in upper secondary education, male (number) in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 1997 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1997 4.64 million
1998 4.52 million -2.6%
1999 4.66 million +3.1%
2000 4.89 million +5.0%
2001 5.31 million +8.5%
2002 5.63 million +6.1%
2003 6.00 million +6.5%
2004 6.57 million +9.5%
2005 6.76 million +3.0%
2006 7.06 million +4.4%
2007 7.53 million +6.6%
2008 8.32 million +10.5%
2009 8.93 million +7.4%
2010 9.64 million +7.9%
2011 10.25 million +6.3%
2012 10.83 million +5.7%
2013 12.14 million +12.1%
2014 11.20 million -7.7%
2015 11.83 million +5.6%
2016 11.85 million +0.2%
2017 12.29 million +3.7%
2018 12.71 million +3.4%
2019 13.57 million +6.8%
2020 14.27 million +5.2%
2021 15.28 million +7.0%
2022 15.62 million +2.3%
2023 16.22 million +3.8%
2024 16.45 million +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4.61 million 4.52 million 4.66 million 3
2000s 6.70 million 4.89 million 8.93 million 10
2010s 11.63 million 9.64 million 13.57 million 10
2020s 15.57 million 14.27 million 16.45 million 5

Countries ranked near ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)

  1. 66 Mozambique 221,947 compare
  2. 67 United Arab Emirates 221,135 compare
  3. 68 Czechia 220,358 compare
  4. 69 Cambodia 214,232 compare
  5. 70 Madagascar 209,912 compare
  6. 71 Portugal 198,341 compare
  7. 72 Switzerland 187,584 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in upper secondary education, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 16.45 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, male recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
The highest recorded value was 16.45 million in 2024.
What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, male recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
The lowest recorded value was 4.52 million in 1998.
How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, male?
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 69th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in upper secondary education, male rising or falling in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
Over the last ten years it is up 46.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in upper secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in upper secondary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
416 places, 10,609 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release