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 84.5% 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
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 84.5% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.6% 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 88.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 76.1%, 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 | 76.2% | — |
| 1998 | 76.1% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 77.0% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 78.1% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 79.9% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 80.8% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 81.3% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 83.0% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 83.4% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 83.9% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 84.2% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 84.8% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 85.3% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 85.1% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 86.1% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 86.7% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 88.2% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 86.8% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 87.0% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 86.1% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 85.7% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 85.1% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 85.2% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 85.2% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 85.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 84.9% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 84.6% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 84.5% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.5% | 76.1% | 77.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 82.5% | 78.1% | 85.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.2% | 85.1% | 88.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.9% | 84.5% | 85.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- 65 Mauritius 91.4% compare
- 66 Canada 91.3% compare
- 67 Côte d'Ivoire 91.2% compare
- 68 Cape Verde 91.0% compare
- 69 Senegal 91.0% compare
- 70 Guinea 91.0% compare
- 71 Tajikistan 90.0% 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 84.5% 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 88.2% 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 76.1% 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 2.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release