Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 1.8% in 2018. ▬ Flat
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1997–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Sub-Saharan Africa is 1.8%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 2.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2018.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 19th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1.9% | — |
| 1998 | 2.0% | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 2.1% | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 2.4% | +9.9% |
| 2001 | 2.4% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 2.3% | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -15.4% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 2.1% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.8% | 2.8% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 16 Aruba 6.9% compare
- 17 Maldives 6.9%
- 18 Portugal 6.5% compare
- 19 Equatorial Guinea 6.4% compare
- 20 Belize 6.4%
- 21 Netherlands 6.2% compare
- 22 Antigua and Barbuda 5.8% compare
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 81.43 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1526 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9738 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 196.80 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Sub-Saharan Africa was 1.8% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2018.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 19th out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of students enrolled in vocational programmes at the lower secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the lower secondary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.