Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 2.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) recorded 2.3% for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) peaked at 4.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2023.
That places ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 40th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 3.5% | — |
| 1999 | 4.3% | +23.5% |
| 2000 | 4.7% | +10.2% |
| 2001 | 4.6% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 4.5% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 4.1% | -9.3% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | -14.2% |
| 2005 | 3.4% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | -15.5% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | +23.3% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | +14.6% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | -12.9% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | -11.0% |
| 2024 | 2.3% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.9% | 3.5% | 4.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 2.8% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.6% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
More education data for ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 24.26 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 11.94 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 4.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 12.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 4.23 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.56 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.86 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 26.16 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 13.30 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) was 2.3% 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: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2023.
- How does ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 40th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 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 vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release