Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 85.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 85.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 88.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 78.6%, in 1998.
That places GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 68th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 78.7% | — |
| 1998 | 78.6% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 80.0% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 80.8% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 82.2% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 82.7% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 83.2% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 84.4% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 84.6% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 84.7% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 84.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 85.5% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 86.1% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 86.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 87.0% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 87.6% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 88.9% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 87.3% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 87.5% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 86.6% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 86.4% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 85.9% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 86.1% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 86.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 86.1% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 85.8% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 85.6% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 85.6% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.1% | 78.6% | 80.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 83.9% | 80.8% | 86.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.0% | 85.9% | 88.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.8% | 85.6% | 86.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- 65 Madagascar 93.3% compare
- 66 Senegal 93.2% compare
- 67 Central African Republic 93.1% compare
- 68 Tonga 92.9% compare
- 69 British Virgin Islands 92.8% compare
- 70 Tajikistan 92.2% compare
- 71 Canada 91.5% 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)
All data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 85.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 88.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.6% in 1998.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 68th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. 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 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