Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 52.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 52.6%. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 52.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.7%, in 1997.
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 196th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 28.7% | — |
| 1998 | 28.8% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 28.8% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 29.6% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 31.2% | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 32.8% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 33.9% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 35.6% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 37.2% | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 38.7% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 39.8% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 41.4% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 43.2% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 45.5% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 46.9% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 47.9% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 49.2% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 50.2% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 50.0% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 49.9% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 50.3% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 50.8% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 50.9% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 51.1% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 51.5% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 52.1% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 52.3% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 52.6% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.8% | 28.7% | 28.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 36.3% | 29.6% | 43.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.2% | 45.5% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.9% | 51.1% | 52.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
- 193 Burkina Faso 38.2% compare
- 194 Tanzania, United Republic of 38.2% compare
- 195 Burundi 28.5% compare
- 196 Chad 26.9% compare
- 197 Equatorial Guinea 26.6% compare
- 198 Niger 25.4% compare
- 199 Central African Republic 20.7% compare
More education data for UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.73 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7518 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 40.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.6 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.53 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa was 52.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 52.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.7% in 1997.
- How does UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 196th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Sub-saharan Africa 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