Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 25.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 25.9% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.8% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 36.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 25.9%, in 2024.
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 32nd 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 32.3% | — |
| 2000 | 36.6% | +13.3% |
| 2001 | 35.3% | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 33.5% | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 35.8% | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 34.2% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 34.3% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 35.0% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 35.4% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 34.7% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 34.0% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 36.0% | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 32.9% | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 31.9% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 31.0% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 30.3% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 30.9% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 30.1% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 29.7% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 28.7% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 27.7% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 27.4% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 27.8% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 28.0% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 28.4% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 25.9% | -8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.3% | 32.3% | 32.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 34.9% | 33.5% | 36.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.9% | 27.7% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.5% | 25.9% | 28.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
More education data for UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.73 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7518 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 40.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.6 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.53 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa was 25.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 36.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.9% in 2024.
- How does UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 32nd out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UIS: 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