Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 30.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) is 30.2%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 41.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 30.2%, in 2024.
That places WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 29th out of 215 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 39.6% | — |
| 2000 | 41.3% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 39.6% | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 39.1% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 39.3% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 39.4% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 39.8% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 40.8% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 40.9% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 40.5% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 40.0% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 38.9% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 38.4% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 36.8% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 36.0% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 35.5% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 35.5% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 35.0% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 34.7% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 33.8% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 32.7% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 32.3% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 32.4% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 30.9% | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 30.6% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 30.2% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.6% | 39.6% | 39.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 40.1% | 39.1% | 41.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.7% | 32.7% | 38.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.3% | 30.2% | 32.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.53 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.34 % change on previous year (2021)
All data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) was 30.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 41.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.2% in 2024.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 29th out of 215 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 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