Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in WB: Africa Western and Central
WB: Africa Western and Central: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 96.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
96.0%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
46th
of 221 groups
All-time high
96.3%
in 2013
All-time low
87.9%
in 1982
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in WB: Africa Western and Central, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Africa Western and Central recorded 96.0% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in WB: Africa Western and Central peaked at 96.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 87.9%, in 1982.
That places WB: Africa Western and Central 46th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 WB: Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 89.4% | — |
| 1971 | 89.4% | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 91.5% | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 90.1% | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 90.7% | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 90.6% | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 90.1% | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 90.0% | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 89.7% | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 88.8% | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 88.7% | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 88.2% | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 87.9% | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 89.3% | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 91.3% | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 91.2% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 91.4% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 90.9% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 90.8% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 91.3% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 91.9% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 92.4% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 92.9% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 93.3% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 93.6% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 93.9% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 94.2% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 94.5% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 94.7% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 94.8% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 94.5% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 94.7% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 95.0% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 95.3% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 95.6% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 95.8% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 95.9% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 95.0% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 95.4% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 95.7% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 95.9% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 95.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 95.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 96.3% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 95.7% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 95.8% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 95.6% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 95.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 95.9% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 96.0% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 96.1% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 96.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 96.0% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 96.1% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 96.0% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 90.0% | 88.8% | 91.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 90.1% | 87.9% | 91.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 93.6% | 91.9% | 94.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.3% | 94.5% | 95.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.9% | 95.6% | 96.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.1% | 96.0% | 96.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Africa Western and Central
- 43 Oman 99.9% compare
- 44 Myanmar 99.9% compare
- 45 Yemen 99.9% compare
- 46 Comoros 99.9% compare
- 47 Hong Kong, China 99.8% compare
- 48 Mauritania 99.8% compare
- 49 Tanzania, United Republic of 99.8% compare
More education data for WB: Africa Western and Central
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.61 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.4 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.89 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.08 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.08 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7294 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.08 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 18.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in WB: Africa Western and Central was 96.0% 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: Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 96.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.9% in 1982.
- How does WB: Africa Western and Central rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 46th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Africa Western and Central 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