Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 53.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) recorded 53.3% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) peaked at 53.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.0%, in 1997.
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 195th 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, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 32.0% | — |
| 1998 | 32.2% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 32.2% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 33.4% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 35.2% | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 37.2% | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 38.6% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 40.3% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 41.8% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 43.4% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 44.6% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 45.8% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 47.6% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 49.6% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 50.5% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 51.0% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 52.0% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 53.2% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 52.7% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 52.6% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 52.8% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 52.9% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 52.9% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 52.9% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 53.0% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 53.1% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 53.1% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 53.3% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.1% | 32.0% | 32.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 40.8% | 33.4% | 47.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.0% | 49.6% | 53.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.1% | 52.9% | 53.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- 192 Madagascar 41.0% compare
- 193 Tanzania, United Republic of 36.4% compare
- 194 Burkina Faso 33.4% compare
- 195 Chad 30.7% compare
- 196 Equatorial Guinea 25.7% compare
- 197 Niger 25.3% compare
- 198 Central African Republic 24.2% compare
More education data for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 38.99 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 42.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7473 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 53.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The highest recorded value was 53.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.0% in 1997.
- How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 195th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male rising or falling in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release