Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 25.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 25.6% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 8.1% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 35.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 25.6%, in 2024.
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 39th of 214 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 MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 31.9% | — |
| 2000 | 35.8% | +12.2% |
| 2001 | 35.0% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 33.3% | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 35.5% | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 34.0% | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 34.1% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 34.8% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 35.2% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 34.5% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 33.9% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 35.8% | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 32.8% | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 31.7% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 31.0% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 30.3% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 30.9% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 30.1% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 29.8% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 28.8% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 27.5% | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 27.1% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 27.4% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 27.5% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 27.8% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 25.6% | -8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.9% | 31.9% | 31.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 34.6% | 33.3% | 35.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.9% | 27.5% | 35.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.1% | 25.6% | 27.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
More education data for MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.38 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 2.60 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 25.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 35.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.6% in 2024.
- How does MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 39th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Sub-saharan Africa 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