Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 54.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1997–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 54.0%.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 54.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 32.7%, in 1998.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 41st of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 32.9% | — |
| 1998 | 32.7% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 32.9% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 34.1% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 36.0% | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 38.2% | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 39.6% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 41.5% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 43.2% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 44.9% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 46.2% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 47.4% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 49.2% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 51.1% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 51.9% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 52.4% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 53.8% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 54.8% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 54.2% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 53.8% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 53.8% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 54.0% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.8% | 32.7% | 32.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 42.0% | 34.1% | 49.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.3% | 51.1% | 54.8% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 81.43 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 196.80 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9738 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1526 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Sub-Saharan Africa was 54.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 54.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.7% in 1998.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 41st out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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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About this data
Total male enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.