Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 30.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 30.8%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% 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 GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 42.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 30.8%, in 2024.
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 24th of 215 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.7% | — |
| 2001 | 41.0% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 40.5% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 40.9% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 41.2% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 41.5% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 42.5% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 42.2% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 41.6% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 41.1% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 39.8% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 39.2% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 37.4% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 36.5% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 35.9% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 35.8% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 35.2% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 34.9% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 34.2% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 33.2% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 32.8% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 32.1% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 31.7% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 31.2% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 30.8% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.5% | 40.5% | 42.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.2% | 33.2% | 39.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.7% | 30.8% | 32.8% | 5 |
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More education data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.38 million (2021)
All data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 30.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 42.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.8% in 2024.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 24th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 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