Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Africa
UNICEF: Africa: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 84.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
84.4%
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
87th
of 221 groups
All-time high
85.5%
in 2013
All-time low
74.9%
in 1998
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Africa, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Africa is 84.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Africa peaked at 85.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 74.9%, in 1998.
UNICEF: Africa ranks 87th 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 UNICEF: Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 76.2% | — |
| 1998 | 74.9% | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 75.3% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 75.2% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 75.3% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 75.6% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 76.5% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 77.3% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 78.6% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 79.6% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 80.8% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 82.1% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 83.4% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 83.7% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 83.9% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 84.6% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 85.5% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 84.1% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 84.0% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 83.5% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 83.4% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 83.0% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 83.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 83.4% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 83.7% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 83.7% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 84.1% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 84.4% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.4% | 74.9% | 76.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 78.4% | 75.2% | 83.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.9% | 83.0% | 85.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.9% | 83.4% | 84.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Africa
- 84 Uzbekistan 90.2% compare
- 85 Cyprus 90.2% compare
- 86 Central African Republic 90.1% compare
- 87 Syrian Arab Republic 90.0% compare
- 88 Jordan 89.9% compare
- 89 Bhutan 89.8% compare
- 90 Benin 89.2% compare
More education data for UNICEF: Africa
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 50.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Africa?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Africa was 84.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNICEF: Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 85.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in UNICEF: Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.9% in 1998.
- How does UNICEF: Africa rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- UNICEF: Africa ranks 87th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in UNICEF: Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: 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