Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 0.3885 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) stood at 0.3885 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 44.5% on the previous year and down 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 0.8329 GPIA in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.3885 GPIA, in 2024.
That places WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 165th 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.5588 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.7591 GPIA | +35.8% |
| 2001 | 0.7899 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7225 GPIA | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 0.823 GPIA | +13.9% |
| 2004 | 0.7283 GPIA | -11.5% |
| 2005 | 0.7195 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.7168 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.7312 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7204 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7149 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.8329 GPIA | +16.5% |
| 2011 | 0.6962 GPIA | -16.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7308 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6704 GPIA | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6845 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7156 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6818 GPIA | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6293 GPIA | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6268 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5627 GPIA | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5289 GPIA | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5271 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6443 GPIA | +22.2% |
| 2023 | 0.7003 GPIA | +8.7% |
| 2024 | 0.3885 GPIA | -44.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5588 GPIA | 0.5588 GPIA | 0.5588 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7426 GPIA | 0.7149 GPIA | 0.823 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6831 GPIA | 0.5627 GPIA | 0.8329 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5578 GPIA | 0.3885 GPIA | 0.7003 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.53 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.34 % change on previous year (2021)
All data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) was 0.3885 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8329 GPIA in 2010.
- What is the lowest proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3885 GPIA in 2024.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 165th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 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