Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 97.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
97.8%
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
130th
of 221 groups
All-time high
97.9%
in 2021
All-time low
96.6%
in 2011
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) stood at 97.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) peaked at 97.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 96.6%, in 2011.
That places ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 130th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 97.7% | — |
| 1998 | 97.6% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 97.5% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 97.3% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 97.2% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 97.2% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 97.4% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 97.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 97.6% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 97.4% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 97.3% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 96.9% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 96.8% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 96.6% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 96.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 96.7% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 96.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 97.2% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 97.6% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 97.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 97.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 97.8% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 97.8% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.6% | 97.5% | 97.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 97.3% | 96.9% | 97.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.2% | 96.6% | 97.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.8% | 97.8% | 97.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
More education data for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 38.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7473 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 97.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The highest recorded value was 97.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.6% in 2011.
- How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 130th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release