Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 97.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
97.7%
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
135th
of 221 groups
All-time high
97.8%
in 2021
All-time low
96.5%
in 2011
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 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 SDG: Sub-saharan Africa is 97.7%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 97.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 96.5%, in 2011.
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 135th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 97.6% | — |
| 1998 | 97.5% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 97.4% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 97.2% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 97.1% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 97.3% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 97.1% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 97.3% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 97.5% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 97.3% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 97.2% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 96.8% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 96.7% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 96.5% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 96.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 96.7% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 96.8% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 97.2% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 97.6% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 97.7% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 97.7% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.5% | 97.4% | 97.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 97.2% | 96.8% | 97.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.1% | 96.5% | 97.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.8% | 97.7% | 97.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
More education data for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 78.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8202 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 191.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 40.94 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 97.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 97.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.5% in 2011.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 135th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 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