Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 30.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) is 30.4%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) peaked at 41.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 30.4%, in 2024.
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 28th of 215 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 39.6% | — |
| 2000 | 41.2% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 39.6% | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 39.1% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 39.2% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 39.3% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 39.7% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 40.8% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 40.8% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 40.4% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 40.0% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 38.9% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 38.4% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 36.9% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 36.0% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 35.4% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 35.4% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 34.9% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 34.6% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 33.7% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 32.7% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 32.3% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 32.4% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 30.9% | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 30.7% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 30.4% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.6% | 39.6% | 39.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 40.0% | 39.1% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.7% | 32.7% | 38.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.3% | 30.4% | 32.4% | 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, male (number), gaps 5.89 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 38.99 million (2024)
- 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)
- 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 2.59 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 30.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The highest recorded value was 41.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.4% in 2024.
- How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 28th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 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