Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 94.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
94.6%
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
67th
of 221 groups
All-time high
95.0%
in 2013
All-time low
88.7%
in 1975
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 94.6%.
The figure is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 95.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 88.7%, in 1975.
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 67th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 89.2% | — |
| 1971 | 91.9% | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 89.6% | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 88.9% | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 88.8% | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 88.7% | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 91.0% | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 91.0% | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 91.0% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 90.6% | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 90.6% | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 90.5% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 90.1% | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 90.7% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 91.7% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 91.5% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 91.5% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 91.2% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 90.8% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 90.9% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 91.3% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 91.6% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 91.6% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 91.6% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 91.8% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 92.0% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 92.3% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 92.7% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 93.1% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 93.4% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 93.3% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 93.6% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 93.7% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 93.8% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 94.1% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 94.2% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 94.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 94.1% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 94.2% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 94.3% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 94.3% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 94.5% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 94.7% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 95.0% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 94.7% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 94.8% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 94.8% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 94.8% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 94.8% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 94.7% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 94.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 94.6% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 94.6% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 94.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 94.6% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 90.1% | 88.7% | 91.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 91.0% | 90.1% | 91.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 92.1% | 91.3% | 93.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.0% | 93.3% | 94.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.7% | 94.3% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.6% | 94.6% | 94.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- 64 Chad 98.8% compare
- 65 Nepal 98.7% compare
- 66 Cambodia 98.7% compare
- 67 Papua New Guinea 98.2% compare
- 68 Madagascar 98.2% compare
- 69 Pakistan 98.1% compare
- 70 Cape Verde 98.1% compare
More education data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.38 million (2021)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 94.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.7% in 1975.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 67th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release