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 3.6% 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
The most recent figure for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) is 3.6%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) peaked at 5.6% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2021.
That places ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 33rd 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 | 4.6% | — |
| 1999 | 5.3% | +14.9% |
| 2000 | 5.6% | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 5.6% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 5.2% | -7.9% |
| 2003 | 5.1% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 4.5% | -11.2% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | -12.9% |
| 2007 | 4.4% | +16.8% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 4.7% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 4.9% | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 4.7% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 3.6% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.0% | 4.6% | 5.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.8% | 3.7% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 3.8% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 3.5% | 3.7% | 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 3.6% 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 5.6% in 2001.
- 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 3.5% in 2021.
- How does ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 33rd 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 25.6%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release