School enrollment, secondary, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): School enrollment, secondary, male was 37.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1998–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, secondary, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) is 37.2%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 37.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 21.2%, in 1998.
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 39th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 21.2% | — |
| 1999 | 21.6% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 22.4% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 23.4% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 24.5% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 25.5% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 26.8% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 27.8% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 28.8% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 29.8% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 31.4% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 32.6% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 33.9% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 34.1% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 34.4% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 35.3% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 35.9% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 36.7% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 36.8% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 36.9% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 37.2% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.4% | 21.2% | 21.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 27.3% | 22.4% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.7% | 33.9% | 37.2% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9738 % change on previous year (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 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 196.80 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 81.43 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1526 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- School enrollment, secondary, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 37.2% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 37.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.2% in 1998.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for school enrollment, secondary, male?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 39th out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, secondary, male rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. 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 Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary, male (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. 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.