Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 98.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) is 98.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 98.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 97.8%, in 2011.
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 114th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 98.6% | — |
| 1998 | 98.5% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 98.3% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 98.0% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 98.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 98.0% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 98.1% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 98.1% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 98.0% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 97.9% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 97.9% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 97.8% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 97.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.3% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 98.5% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.7% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 98.8% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.4% | 98.3% | 98.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 98.1% | 97.9% | 98.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.2% | 97.8% | 98.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.8% | 98.7% | 98.8% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.53 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.34 % change on previous year (2021)
All data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) was 98.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.8% in 2011.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 114th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release