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 1.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
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 1.8%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 2.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2023.
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 94th 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 SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2.0% | — |
| 1998 | 2.1% | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 2.2% | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 2.5% | +9.4% |
| 2001 | 2.5% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 2.2% | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | -12.4% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | -15.0% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.8% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 5 |
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 1.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2011.
- 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 1.7% in 2023.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 94th 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 down 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release