Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male was 40.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper 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 40.4% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) peaked at 40.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.1%, in 1997.
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 182nd 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, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 21.1% | — |
| 1998 | 21.6% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 21.8% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 22.2% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 23.4% | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 24.2% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 25.2% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 26.9% | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 27.1% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 27.6% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 28.8% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 31.0% | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 32.5% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 34.1% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 35.3% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 36.4% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 39.9% | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 36.1% | -9.6% |
| 2015 | 37.5% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 36.4% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 36.7% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 36.8% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 38.2% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 39.1% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 40.3% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 40.0% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 40.2% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 40.4% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.5% | 21.1% | 21.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 26.9% | 22.2% | 32.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.7% | 34.1% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.0% | 39.1% | 40.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
More education data for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.51 million (2021)
- 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)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.62 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 38.99 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 40.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The highest recorded value was 40.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.1% in 1997.
- How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 182nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male rising or falling in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release