School enrollment, secondary in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): School enrollment, secondary was 35.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary 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
In 2018, school enrollment, secondary in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 35.6%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 35.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 19.7%, in 1998.
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 36th of 41 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 in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 19.7% | — |
| 1999 | 20.0% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 20.7% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 21.5% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 22.5% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 23.4% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 24.6% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 25.5% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 26.3% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 27.3% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 28.9% | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 30.2% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 31.7% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 32.1% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 32.5% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 33.4% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 34.0% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 34.8% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 35.1% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 35.3% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 35.6% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.9% | 19.7% | 20.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 25.1% | 20.7% | 30.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.8% | 31.7% | 35.6% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.1% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 5.14 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.004 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 98.2% (2024)
- Labor force, total 526.96 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- School enrollment, secondary in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 35.6% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 35.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.7% in 1998.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 36th out of 41 groups with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. 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 (% 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.