Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes was 33.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1997–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 33.4%.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 37.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 19.1%, in 1997.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 42nd 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, upper secondary, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 19.1% | — |
| 1998 | 19.8% | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 20.1% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 20.3% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 21.3% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 21.8% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 22.8% | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 24.3% | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 24.4% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 25.0% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 25.8% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 28.0% | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 29.5% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 31.0% | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 32.2% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 33.5% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 37.3% | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 33.4% | -10.2% |
| 2015 | 34.9% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 33.9% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 33.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 33.4% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.7% | 19.1% | 20.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 24.3% | 20.3% | 29.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.7% | 31.0% | 37.3% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 196.79 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 81.42 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9733 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1526 units per person (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 unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 33.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 37.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.1% in 1997.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 42nd out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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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Total enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official upper secondary education age.