Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male was 45.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 45.5% for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 45.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.5%, in 1971.
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 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 12.7% | — |
| 1971 | 12.5% | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 13.2% | +6.1% |
| 1973 | 13.6% | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 13.8% | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 14.6% | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 15.1% | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 15.8% | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 16.8% | +6.4% |
| 1979 | 18.1% | +7.5% |
| 1980 | 19.7% | +9.1% |
| 1981 | 21.2% | +7.4% |
| 1982 | 22.7% | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 24.8% | +9.5% |
| 1984 | 26.6% | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 26.2% | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 24.5% | -6.5% |
| 1987 | 24.4% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 24.3% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 23.5% | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 23.4% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 23.3% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 22.9% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 22.7% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 22.7% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 22.9% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 22.9% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 23.0% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 23.7% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 24.1% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 25.2% | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 26.8% | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 28.3% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 29.5% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 31.3% | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 32.2% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 33.3% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 34.5% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 36.5% | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 38.2% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 40.2% | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 41.3% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 42.1% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 44.4% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 43.1% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 43.3% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 43.1% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 43.4% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 43.6% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 44.3% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 44.9% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 45.3% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 45.3% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 45.4% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 45.5% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.6% | 12.5% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.8% | 19.7% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.2% | 22.7% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.6% | 25.2% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.9% | 40.2% | 44.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.3% | 44.9% | 45.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- 200 Syrian Arab Republic 35.8% compare
- 201 Ethiopia 34.5% compare
- 202 Madagascar 33.0% compare
- 203 Chad 27.4% compare
- 204 Tanzania, United Republic of 27.3% compare
- 205 Burkina Faso 26.8% compare
- 206 Uganda 26.7% compare
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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 45.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 45.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5% in 1971.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 203rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. 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, secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release