Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 86.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
86.8%
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
70th
of 221 groups
All-time high
89.7%
in 2013
All-time low
86.0%
in 1998
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 86.8%.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 89.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 86.0%, in 1998.
That places SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 70th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 86.4% | — |
| 1998 | 86.0% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 87.0% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 86.6% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 87.1% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 86.7% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 87.1% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 87.4% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 87.8% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 87.6% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 87.0% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 87.4% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 87.7% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 88.1% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 88.6% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 88.9% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 89.7% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 87.9% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 87.6% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 86.9% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 87.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 86.6% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 86.7% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 87.1% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 87.1% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 86.9% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 86.7% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 86.8% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.5% | 86.0% | 87.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 87.3% | 86.6% | 87.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.8% | 86.6% | 89.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.9% | 86.7% | 87.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
More education data for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 78.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8202 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 191.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 40.94 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 86.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 89.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.0% in 1998.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 70th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release