Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 1.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 1.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 40.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 2.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2023.
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 100th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1.5% | — |
| 1998 | 1.6% | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 1.8% | +12.8% |
| 2000 | 2.1% | +13.2% |
| 2001 | 2.1% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | -12.1% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | -16.3% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | -7.6% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.3% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 5 |
More education data for UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.39 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 40.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.73 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.50 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.53 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa was 1.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2023.
- How does UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 100th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UIS: 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 vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release