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 21.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) is 21.2%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) peaked at 27.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 21.2%, in 2023.
That places ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 63rd out of 214 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 24.8% | — |
| 2003 | 27.1% | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 24.8% | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 27.7% | +11.8% |
| 2014 | 24.3% | -12.4% |
| 2015 | 24.6% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 24.2% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 23.7% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 23.2% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 23.1% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 22.3% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 22.3% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 21.6% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 21.2% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.6% | 24.8% | 27.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 23.1% | 27.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 21.8% | 21.2% | 22.3% | 4 |
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 21.2% in 2023, 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 27.7% 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 21.2% in 2023.
- How does ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 63rd out of 214 groups with data for 2023.
- 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 12.8%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release