Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes was 38.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) stood at 38.1%. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) peaked at 38.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.1%, in 1997.
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 187th 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, upper secondary, both sexes in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 19.1% | — |
| 1998 | 19.6% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 19.9% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 20.2% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 21.2% | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 21.7% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 22.8% | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 24.1% | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 24.2% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 24.7% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 25.6% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 27.7% | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 29.2% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 30.7% | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 31.7% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 33.1% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 36.6% | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 33.2% | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 34.4% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 33.7% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 34.1% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 34.2% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 35.8% | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 36.9% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 38.0% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 37.6% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 37.9% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 38.1% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.5% | 19.1% | 19.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 24.1% | 20.2% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.8% | 30.7% | 36.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.7% | 36.9% | 38.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- 184 Eritrea 26.5% compare
- 185 Malawi 22.4% compare
- 186 Madagascar 21.9% compare
- 187 Chad 18.5% compare
- 188 Burundi 18.4% compare
- 189 Papua New Guinea 18.1% compare
- 190 Burkina Faso 17.6% compare
More education data for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7473 % 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 tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.62 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.53 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.12 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 38.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The highest recorded value was 38.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.1% in 1997.
- How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 187th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. 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, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release