Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 65.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 65.0%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 65.5% on the previous year and up 45.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 65.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.3%, in 2023.
That places SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 16th out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 57.2% | — |
| 2000 | 47.2% | -17.6% |
| 2001 | 44.9% | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 46.8% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 43.7% | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 47.5% | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 48.1% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 49.3% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 48.8% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 48.6% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 48.1% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 43.5% | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 47.8% | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 43.3% | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 46.9% | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 44.7% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 43.5% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 44.6% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 47.1% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 46.5% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 50.5% | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 50.7% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 51.4% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 42.2% | -17.9% |
| 2023 | 39.3% | -6.9% |
| 2024 | 65.0% | +65.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: 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 | +65.5% | 39.3% | 65.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.2% | 57.2% | 57.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 47.3% | 43.7% | 49.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.8% | 43.3% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.7% | 39.3% | 65.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- 13 Nicaragua 51.5% compare
- 14 Burkina Faso 51.0% compare
- 15 Equatorial Guinea 50.9% compare
- 16 Eswatini 49.6% compare
- 17 Sao Tome and Principe 47.4% compare
- 18 Papua New Guinea 47.3% compare
- 19 Malawi 44.1% compare
More education data for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 191.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12.63 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8202 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 97.68 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 65.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 65.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.3% in 2023.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 16th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: 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