Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd): 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 (ida & Ibrd), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) recorded 30.2% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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 (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 41.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 30.2%, in 2024.
That places WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) 30th 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 (ida & Ibrd), 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 | 39.4% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 39.8% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 40.8% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 40.8% | +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 | 40.0% | 39.1% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.7% | 32.7% | 38.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.3% | 30.2% | 32.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd)
More education data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (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 42.35 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 26.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.55 % 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 percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 41.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.2% in 2024.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 30th 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- 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 (ida & Ibrd) 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