Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 51.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 51.1% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 51.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25.8%, in 1997.
That places GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 203rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 25.8% | — |
| 1998 | 25.9% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 26.0% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 27.0% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 28.6% | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 30.2% | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 31.7% | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 33.4% | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 35.0% | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 36.5% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 37.7% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 39.5% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 41.4% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 43.6% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 44.8% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 45.9% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 47.3% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 48.3% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 48.2% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 48.2% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 48.7% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 49.2% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 49.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 49.6% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 50.0% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 50.6% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 50.9% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 51.1% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.9% | 25.8% | 26.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 34.1% | 27.0% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.4% | 43.6% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.5% | 49.6% | 51.1% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.38 million (2021)
All data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 51.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 51.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.8% in 1997.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 203rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release