Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 0.3813 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) recorded 0.3813 GPIA for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 46.3% on the previous year and down 44.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) peaked at 0.8324 GPIA in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.3813 GPIA, in 2024.
That places ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 167th out of 214 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.5583 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.7586 GPIA | +35.9% |
| 2001 | 0.7893 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.722 GPIA | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8227 GPIA | +13.9% |
| 2004 | 0.7276 GPIA | -11.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7191 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.7162 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.731 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.72 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7145 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.8324 GPIA | +16.5% |
| 2011 | 0.6956 GPIA | -16.4% |
| 2012 | 0.73 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.6695 GPIA | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6841 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7152 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6813 GPIA | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6292 GPIA | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 0.6263 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5617 GPIA | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5279 GPIA | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5306 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6523 GPIA | +22.9% |
| 2023 | 0.7106 GPIA | +8.9% |
| 2024 | 0.3813 GPIA | -46.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5583 GPIA | 0.5583 GPIA | 0.5583 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7421 GPIA | 0.7145 GPIA | 0.8227 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6825 GPIA | 0.5617 GPIA | 0.8324 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5605 GPIA | 0.3813 GPIA | 0.7106 GPIA | 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 proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 0.3813 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8324 GPIA in 2010.
- What is the lowest proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3813 GPIA in 2024.
- How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 167th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion 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 down 44.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release