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 66.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa is 66.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 70.3% on the previous year and up 49.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 66.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.1%, in 2023.
That places UIS: Sub-saharan Africa 8th out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 57.3% | — |
| 2000 | 47.2% | -17.7% |
| 2001 | 44.9% | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 46.8% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 43.6% | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 47.4% | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 48.1% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 49.3% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 48.8% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 48.5% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 48.1% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 43.5% | -9.4% |
| 2011 | 47.9% | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 43.4% | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 46.9% | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 44.7% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 43.5% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 44.6% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 47.1% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 46.5% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 50.7% | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 50.8% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 51.3% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 42.0% | -18.2% |
| 2023 | 39.1% | -6.9% |
| 2024 | 66.6% | +70.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in UIS: 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 | +70.3% | 39.1% | 66.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.3% | 57.3% | 57.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 47.3% | 43.6% | 49.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.9% | 43.4% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.9% | 39.1% | 66.6% | 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 66.6% 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 66.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.1% in 2023.
- How does UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 8th 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 up 49.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release