Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd): Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 0.3886 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.3886 GPIA
Change on year
down 44.5%
Rank
163rd
of 214 groups
All-time high
0.833 GPIA
in 2010
All-time low
0.3886 GPIA
in 2024
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) recorded 0.3886 GPIA for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is 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 (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 0.833 GPIA in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.3886 GPIA, in 2024.
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 163rd of 214 groups on this measure, 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 (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.5589 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.7591 GPIA | +35.8% |
| 2001 | 0.7899 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7226 GPIA | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 0.823 GPIA | +13.9% |
| 2004 | 0.728 GPIA | -11.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7196 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.7166 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.7312 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7205 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.715 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.833 GPIA | +16.5% |
| 2011 | 0.6962 GPIA | -16.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7307 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.6705 GPIA | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6845 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7156 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6819 GPIA | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6293 GPIA | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6268 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5628 GPIA | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5289 GPIA | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5272 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6444 GPIA | +22.2% |
| 2023 | 0.7004 GPIA | +8.7% |
| 2024 | 0.3886 GPIA | -44.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5589 GPIA | 0.5589 GPIA | 0.5589 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7425 GPIA | 0.715 GPIA | 0.823 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6831 GPIA | 0.5628 GPIA | 0.833 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5579 GPIA | 0.3886 GPIA | 0.7004 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd)
- 160 Brunei Darussalam 0.5627 GPIA compare
- 161 Dominican Republic 0.5504 GPIA compare
- 162 Morocco 0.5504 GPIA compare
- 163 Philippines 0.5463 GPIA compare
- 164 Qatar 0.5347 GPIA compare
- 165 Barbados 0.5338 GPIA compare
- 166 Latvia 0.5292 GPIA compare
More education data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (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 42.35 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 26.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.55 % 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 proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) was 0.3886 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.833 GPIA in 2010.
- What is the lowest proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3886 GPIA in 2024.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 163rd 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- 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 (ida & Ibrd) 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