School enrollment, secondary, male in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: School enrollment, secondary, male was 47.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary, male in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, secondary, male in Sub-Saharan Africa is 47.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary, male in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 47.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.4%, in 1971.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 37th out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary, male in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 15.7% | — |
| 1971 | 15.4% | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 16.1% | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 16.4% | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 16.7% | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 17.4% | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 17.8% | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 18.5% | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 19.5% | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 20.7% | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 22.2% | +7.4% |
| 1981 | 23.5% | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 25.0% | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 27.0% | +8.1% |
| 1984 | 28.6% | +6.1% |
| 1985 | 28.2% | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 26.7% | -5.5% |
| 1987 | 26.6% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 26.5% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 25.7% | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 25.7% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 25.9% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 25.6% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 25.8% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 26.0% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 26.2% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 26.4% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 26.5% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 27.1% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 27.3% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 28.2% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 29.7% | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 31.1% | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 32.3% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 34.0% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 34.9% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 36.1% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 37.2% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 38.9% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 40.5% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 42.3% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 43.4% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 44.2% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 46.4% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 45.3% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 45.7% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 45.2% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 45.4% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 45.5% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 46.2% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 46.6% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 47.2% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 47.1% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 47.2% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 47.3% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.4% | 15.4% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.0% | 22.2% | 28.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.2% | 25.6% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.3% | 28.2% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.0% | 42.3% | 46.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.1% | 46.6% | 47.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 196.80 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9738 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (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 0-14 40.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5.14 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary, male in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- School enrollment, secondary, male in Sub-Saharan Africa was 47.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 47.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4% in 1971.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for school enrollment, secondary, male?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 37th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, secondary, male rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.