Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)
ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 82.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) recorded 82.6% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) peaked at 84.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 72.6%, in 2000.
ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) ranks 81st of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 74.2% | — |
| 1998 | 72.7% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 72.7% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 72.6% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 73.1% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 73.3% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 74.3% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 75.4% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 76.9% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 78.1% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 79.6% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 80.9% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 82.1% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 82.4% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 82.6% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 83.1% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 84.1% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 82.9% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 83.0% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 82.2% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 81.9% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 81.5% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 81.7% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 81.8% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 82.0% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 82.0% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 82.2% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 82.6% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.2% | 72.7% | 74.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 76.6% | 72.6% | 82.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.5% | 81.5% | 84.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.1% | 81.8% | 82.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)
- 78 Georgia 90.1% compare
- 79 San Marino 89.5% compare
- 80 Guinea 89.4% compare
- 81 Bahrain 89.3% compare
- 82 United Arab Emirates 89.1% compare
- 83 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 89.0% compare
- 84 Jordan 88.7% compare
More education data for ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 50.51 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 29.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.23 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 45.99 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 92.95 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 46.96 million (2024)
All data for ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) was 82.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- The highest recorded value was 84.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.6% in 2000.
- How does ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) ranks 81st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release