Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in WB: Sub-saharan Africa
WB: Sub-saharan Africa: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 93.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
93.7%
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
69th
of 221 groups
All-time high
94.1%
in 2013
All-time low
90.8%
in 1981
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in WB: Sub-saharan Africa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 93.7% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in WB: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 94.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 90.8%, in 1981.
That places WB: Sub-saharan Africa 69th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in WB: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 92.0% | — |
| 1971 | 92.8% | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 92.1% | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 91.6% | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 91.4% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 91.1% | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 91.9% | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 91.7% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 91.5% | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 91.1% | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 91.0% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 90.8% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 90.9% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 91.0% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 91.3% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 91.2% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 91.4% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 91.3% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 91.2% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 91.6% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 91.8% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 92.1% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 92.1% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 92.1% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 91.9% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 91.9% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 92.0% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 92.1% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 92.4% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 92.5% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 92.4% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 92.6% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 92.8% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 92.9% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 93.2% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 93.6% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 93.7% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 93.6% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 93.5% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 93.5% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 93.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 93.7% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 93.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 94.1% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 93.8% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 94.1% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 94.0% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 94.0% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 93.9% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 93.8% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 93.9% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 93.8% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 93.8% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 93.7% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 93.7% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 91.7% | 91.1% | 92.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 91.2% | 90.8% | 91.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 92.1% | 91.8% | 92.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.2% | 92.4% | 93.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.9% | 93.5% | 94.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.8% | 93.7% | 93.9% | 5 |
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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), 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 42.35 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.60 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in WB: Sub-saharan Africa was 93.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 94.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.8% in 1981.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 69th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release