Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa
WB: Sub-saharan Africa: 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, 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 stood at 1.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 peaked at 2.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2023.
That places WB: Sub-saharan Africa 99th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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, 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
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.35 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 26.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.53 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.60 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa 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?
- 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2023.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 99th 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?
- 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 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