Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa
UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general was 43.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa, 1976–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 43.5%. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 43.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19.6%, in 1976.
That places UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa 184th out of 219 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 19.6% | — |
| 1977 | 19.7% | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 19.8% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 19.9% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 20.0% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 20.1% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 20.2% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 20.3% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 20.4% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 20.5% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 20.5% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 20.5% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 20.6% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 20.9% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 21.1% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 21.5% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 21.6% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 21.9% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 21.9% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 22.5% | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 22.9% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 23.4% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 23.8% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 24.2% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 24.5% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 25.6% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 27.4% | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 27.8% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 28.1% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 29.1% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 30.2% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 31.5% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 33.0% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 34.3% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 35.5% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 36.6% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 37.4% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 38.2% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 38.7% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 39.7% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 40.1% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 40.5% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 41.0% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 41.6% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 42.4% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 43.0% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 42.8% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 43.5% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.7% | 19.6% | 19.9% | 4 |
| 1980s | 20.4% | 20.0% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.5% | 21.1% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.1% | 24.5% | 34.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.9% | 35.5% | 41.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.9% | 42.4% | 43.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa
More education data for UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.60 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa was 43.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 43.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.6% in 1976.
- How does UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general?
- UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 184th out of 219 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general rising or falling in UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release