Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 46.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) recorded 46.9% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) peaked at 47.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 21.7%, in 1998.
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 211th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 21.7% | — |
| 1999 | 22.2% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 23.1% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 25.7% | +11.2% |
| 2002 | 27.3% | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 29.4% | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 30.9% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 31.8% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 32.4% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 32.4% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 34.8% | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 37.9% | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 41.2% | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 42.5% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 43.2% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 46.5% | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 46.8% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 46.2% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 44.6% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 45.3% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 46.1% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 45.6% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 45.4% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 45.8% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 46.8% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 47.4% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 46.9% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.0% | 21.7% | 22.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 30.6% | 23.1% | 37.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.8% | 41.2% | 46.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.4% | 45.4% | 47.4% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 11.94 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 4.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 12.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 4.23 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 29.27 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 13.30 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.86 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) was 46.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The highest recorded value was 47.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.7% in 1998.
- How does ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 211th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release