What is the highest secondary education, vocational pupils, per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?

The highest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 1971.

What is the lowest secondary education, vocational pupils, per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?

The lowest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2014.

How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for secondary education, vocational pupils, per unit of gdp?

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th out of 43 groups with data for 2018.

Is secondary education, vocational pupils, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Secondary education, vocational pupils, per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa

Name: Secondary education, vocational pupils, per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
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Sub-Saharan Africa: Secondary education, vocational pupils, per unit of GDP was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)

0 units per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 4.3%

Rank

11th

of 43 groups

All-time high

0 units per US$ of GDP

in 1971

All-time low

0 units per US$ of GDP

in 2014

Years of data

1970–2018

Secondary education, vocational pupils, per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1970–2018

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for secondary education, vocational pupils, per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa is 0 units per US$ of GDP, measured in 2018.

The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, secondary education, vocational pupils, per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0 units per US$ of GDP in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0 units per US$ of GDP, in 2014.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.

Secondary education, vocational pupils, per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year

Annual values for Secondary education, vocational pupils, per unit of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1970 to 2018.
Year	units per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0 units per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0 units per US$ of GDP	+2.2%
1972	0 units per US$ of GDP	-8.7%
1973	0 units per US$ of GDP	-11.0%
1974	0 units per US$ of GDP	-16.1%
1975	0 units per US$ of GDP	+2.1%
1976	0 units per US$ of GDP	-1.2%
1977	0 units per US$ of GDP	-1.5%
1978	0 units per US$ of GDP	-1.0%
1979	0 units per US$ of GDP	-4.6%
1980	0 units per US$ of GDP	-10.7%
1981	0 units per US$ of GDP	-16.8%
1982	0 units per US$ of GDP	+16.0%
1983	0 units per US$ of GDP	+19.1%
1984	0 units per US$ of GDP	+17.3%
1985	0 units per US$ of GDP	+11.4%
1986	0 units per US$ of GDP	+3.7%
1987	0 units per US$ of GDP	-7.2%
1988	0 units per US$ of GDP	-1.1%
1989	0 units per US$ of GDP	-5.8%
1990	0 units per US$ of GDP	-13.6%
1991	0 units per US$ of GDP	-6.4%
1992	0 units per US$ of GDP	+13.8%
1993	0 units per US$ of GDP	+3.1%
1994	0 units per US$ of GDP	+3.2%
1995	0 units per US$ of GDP	-17.0%
1996	0 units per US$ of GDP	-8.2%
1997	0 units per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
1998	0 units per US$ of GDP	+1.5%
1999	0 units per US$ of GDP	+42.4%
2000	0 units per US$ of GDP	+0.9%
2001	0 units per US$ of GDP	+8.8%
2002	0 units per US$ of GDP	-5.3%
2003	0 units per US$ of GDP	-16.5%
2004	0 units per US$ of GDP	-17.2%
2005	0 units per US$ of GDP	-15.3%
2006	0 units per US$ of GDP	-12.7%
2007	0 units per US$ of GDP	-7.6%
2008	0 units per US$ of GDP	-4.2%
2009	0 units per US$ of GDP	+13.3%
2010	0 units per US$ of GDP	-8.9%
2011	0 units per US$ of GDP	-8.1%
2012	0 units per US$ of GDP	-0.8%
2013	0 units per US$ of GDP	-2.9%
2014	0 units per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
2015	0 units per US$ of GDP	+12.9%
2016	0 units per US$ of GDP	+11.1%
2017	0 units per US$ of GDP	-6.7%
2018	0 units per US$ of GDP	-4.3%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	9

Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa

8 Rwanda 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
9 Timor-Leste 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
10 Mozambique 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
11 Gambia 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
12 Egypt 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
13 Liberia 0 units per US$ of GDP compare
14 Libya 0 units per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 237 places →

More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa

Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 81.43 million (2024)
Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 196.80 million (2024)
Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9738 % change on previous year (2024)
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)
Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1526 units per person (2024)

All data for Sub-Saharan Africa →

Frequently asked questions

What is secondary education, vocational pupils, per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa?: Secondary education, vocational pupils, per unit of gdp in Sub-Saharan Africa was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest secondary education, vocational pupils, per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?: The highest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 1971.
What is the lowest secondary education, vocational pupils, per unit of gdp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?: The lowest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2014.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for secondary education, vocational pupils, per unit of gdp?: Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
Is secondary education, vocational pupils, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, vocational pupils, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Secondary education, vocational pupils divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Secondary education, vocational pupils ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Indicator: Secondary education, vocational pupils, per unit of GDP
Unit: units per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 237 places, 7,767 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Secondary education, vocational pupils divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.