School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 80.90 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
80.90 million number
Change on year
up 1.7%
Rank
17th
of 45 groups
All-time high
80.90 million number
in 2019
All-time low
22.89 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 80.90 million number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 80.90 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 22.89 million number, in 1970.
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 17th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 22.89 million number | — |
| 1971 | 23.52 million number | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 24.14 million number | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 24.89 million number | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 25.61 million number | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 26.38 million number | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 27.13 million number | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 27.82 million number | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 28.50 million number | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 29.25 million number | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 30.17 million number | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 31.14 million number | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 31.70 million number | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 32.63 million number | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 33.66 million number | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 34.61 million number | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 32.25 million number | -6.8% |
| 1987 | 33.22 million number | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 34.24 million number | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 34.71 million number | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 35.83 million number | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 36.60 million number | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 37.51 million number | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 38.46 million number | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 39.62 million number | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 40.83 million number | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 42.09 million number | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 42.17 million number | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 46.47 million number | +10.2% |
| 1999 | 48.17 million number | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 49.45 million number | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 50.71 million number | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 51.82 million number | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 52.98 million number | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 54.31 million number | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 55.62 million number | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 57.04 million number | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 57.90 million number | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 59.57 million number | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 61.29 million number | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 63.09 million number | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 64.91 million number | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 66.70 million number | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 68.61 million number | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 70.61 million number | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 72.70 million number | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 74.81 million number | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 76.69 million number | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 79.52 million number | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 80.90 million number | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.01 million number | 22.89 million number | 29.25 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.83 million number | 30.17 million number | 34.71 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.77 million number | 35.83 million number | 48.17 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.07 million number | 49.45 million number | 61.29 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.85 million number | 63.09 million number | 80.90 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 14 Tanzania, United Republic of 5.45 million number compare
- 15 Egypt 5.44 million number compare
- 16 Türkiye 5.41 million number compare
- 17 Germany 4.59 million number compare
- 18 Uganda 4.58 million number compare
- 19 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 4.36 million number compare
- 20 Myanmar 3.91 million number compare
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 196.80 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 81.43 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9738 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1526 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 80.90 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 80.90 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.89 million number in 1970.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 17th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.