Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male was 40.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 40.7%. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 40.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.1%, in 1997.
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 181st 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 SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 21.1% | — |
| 1998 | 21.5% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 21.8% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 22.2% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 23.5% | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 24.3% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 25.2% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 26.8% | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 26.9% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 27.6% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 28.8% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 31.0% | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 32.5% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 34.1% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 35.6% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 36.6% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 40.2% | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 36.0% | -10.4% |
| 2015 | 37.5% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 36.5% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 36.7% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 36.8% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 38.3% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 39.4% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 40.6% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 40.3% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 40.6% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 40.7% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.4% | 21.1% | 21.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 26.9% | 22.2% | 32.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.8% | 34.1% | 40.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.3% | 39.4% | 40.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
More education data for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 40.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12.63 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 191.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8202 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 78.55 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 40.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 40.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.1% in 1997.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 181st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 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