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 65.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
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 65.8% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 65.7% on the previous year and up 48.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 65.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.7%, in 2023.
That places MDG: Sub-saharan Africa 12th out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 57.1% | — |
| 2000 | 47.2% | -17.4% |
| 2001 | 44.3% | -6.0% |
| 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% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 47.4% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 43.0% | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 47.1% | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 43.3% | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 46.2% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 44.2% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 43.2% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 44.2% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 47.3% | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 45.9% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 48.9% | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 51.1% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 51.9% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 42.6% | -17.8% |
| 2023 | 39.7% | -6.9% |
| 2024 | 65.8% | +65.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +65.7% | 39.7% | 65.8% |
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% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.2% | 39.7% | 65.8% | 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 65.8% 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 65.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.7% in 2023.
- How does MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 12th 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 up 48.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release