Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 67.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
67.3%
Change on year
up 70.6%
Rank
7th
of 214 groups
All-time high
67.3%
in 2024
All-time low
39.4%
in 2023
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) stood at 67.3%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 70.6% on the previous year and up 52.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) peaked at 67.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.4%, in 2023.
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 7th of 214 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 57.1% | — |
| 2000 | 47.2% | -17.5% |
| 2001 | 44.3% | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 46.1% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 43.1% | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 46.7% | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 47.3% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 48.6% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 48.1% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 47.9% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 47.4% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 43.0% | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 47.2% | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 43.4% | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 46.2% | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 44.2% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 43.1% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 44.1% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 47.2% | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 45.9% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 49.0% | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 51.2% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 51.7% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 42.3% | -18.0% |
| 2023 | 39.4% | -6.9% |
| 2024 | 67.3% | +70.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.1% | 57.1% | 57.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 46.7% | 43.1% | 48.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.3% | 43.0% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.4% | 39.4% | 67.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
More education data for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.89 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 38.99 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 42.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.34 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 2.59 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 67.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The highest recorded value was 67.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.4% in 2023.
- How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 7th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release