Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 41.3% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 41.3%. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.6% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 53.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 41.3%, in 2023.
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 41st of 214 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 45.1% | — |
| 2002 | 48.1% | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 44.7% | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 49.2% | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 49.5% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 50.7% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 50.0% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 49.6% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 48.8% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 44.0% | -9.9% |
| 2011 | 48.5% | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 44.4% | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 45.9% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 44.0% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 43.0% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 45.2% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 49.0% | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 47.0% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 51.0% | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 53.7% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 52.6% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 45.7% | -13.2% |
| 2023 | 41.3% | -9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.4% | 44.7% | 50.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 46.2% | 43.0% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.4% | 41.3% | 53.7% | 4 |
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More education data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.38 million (2021)
All data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 41.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 53.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.3% in 2023.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 41st out of 214 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 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