Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 92.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
92.9%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
69th
of 221 groups
All-time high
93.5%
in 2015
All-time low
89.5%
in 1981
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) recorded 92.9% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) peaked at 93.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 89.5%, in 1981.
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 69th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 91.3% | — |
| 1971 | 91.5% | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 91.4% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 90.9% | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 90.7% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 90.3% | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 90.6% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 90.4% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 90.1% | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 89.8% | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 89.6% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 89.5% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 89.9% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 90.0% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 90.1% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 90.0% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 90.1% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 90.3% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 90.3% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 90.8% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 90.9% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 91.2% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 91.2% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 91.0% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 90.6% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 90.5% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 90.6% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 90.7% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 91.0% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 91.2% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 91.1% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 91.4% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 91.8% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 91.9% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 92.4% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 92.7% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 93.1% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 93.0% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 92.9% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 92.8% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 92.7% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 92.8% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 93.0% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 93.3% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 93.1% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 93.5% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 93.4% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 93.4% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 93.2% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 93.2% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 93.2% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 93.1% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 93.1% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 92.9% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 92.9% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 90.7% | 89.8% | 91.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 90.1% | 89.5% | 90.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 90.9% | 90.5% | 91.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.3% | 91.1% | 93.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.2% | 92.7% | 93.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.0% | 92.9% | 93.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- 66 Pakistan 97.0% compare
- 67 Guinea 96.8% compare
- 68 Macau, China 96.8% compare
- 69 Micronesia, Federated States of 96.7% compare
- 70 Saint Lucia 96.7% compare
- 71 India 96.6% compare
- 72 Cape Verde 96.6% compare
More education data for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.89 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % 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 2.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.51 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 92.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The highest recorded value was 93.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.5% in 1981.
- How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 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 ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release