Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 1.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) stood at 1.7%.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 2.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2023.
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 98th 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1.9% | — |
| 1998 | 2.0% | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 2.1% | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 2.4% | +9.9% |
| 2001 | 2.4% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 2.3% | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 2.2% | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | -12.4% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -15.0% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 1.7% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.7% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.53 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.34 % change on previous year (2021)
All data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) was 1.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2023.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 98th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 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