Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 23.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) stood at 23.2%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) peaked at 31.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 23.2%, in 2024.
That places ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 64th out of 215 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 30.7% | — |
| 2003 | 30.8% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 30.7% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 31.0% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 31.0% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 29.1% | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 29.2% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 28.9% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 29.5% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 29.3% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 28.9% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 28.6% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 28.1% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 27.3% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 26.4% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 25.3% | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 24.6% | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 23.2% | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.8% | 30.7% | 30.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 29.3% | 28.1% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.4% | 23.2% | 27.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
More education data for ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 27.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3305 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 24.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7207 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.27 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) was 23.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The highest recorded value was 31.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.2% in 2024.
- How does ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 64th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release