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 84.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
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
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 84.9% 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 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 87.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 79.3%, in 1998.
That places SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 65th 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 SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 79.8% | — |
| 1998 | 79.3% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 79.9% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 79.9% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 81.1% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 81.6% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 82.1% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 83.3% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 84.0% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 84.5% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 84.7% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 85.1% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 85.4% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 85.5% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 86.3% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 86.7% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 87.8% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 86.3% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 86.8% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 85.8% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 85.4% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 85.0% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 85.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 85.4% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 85.4% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 85.3% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 85.0% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 84.9% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.7% | 79.3% | 79.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 83.2% | 79.9% | 85.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.1% | 85.0% | 87.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.2% | 84.9% | 85.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- 62 Pakistan 93.3% compare
- 63 Macau, China 93.1% compare
- 64 South Africa 91.8% compare
- 65 Mauritius 91.4% compare
- 66 Canada 91.3% compare
- 67 Côte d'Ivoire 91.2% compare
- 68 Cape Verde 91.0% compare
More education data for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 40.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12.63 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)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 191.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8202 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 78.55 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 84.9% 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 87.8% 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 79.3% 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 65th 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 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release