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 81.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 81.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in UNICEF: Africa peaked at 83.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 70.4%, in 2000.
That places UNICEF: Africa 79th 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 UNICEF: Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 72.6% | — |
| 1998 | 70.9% | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 70.5% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 70.4% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 71.1% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 71.2% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 72.5% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 73.8% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 75.4% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 76.9% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 78.5% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 79.8% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 81.1% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 81.2% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 81.5% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 81.9% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 83.0% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 81.8% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 82.2% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 81.2% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 80.7% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 80.1% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 80.3% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 80.3% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 80.6% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 80.5% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 80.6% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 81.0% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.3% | 70.5% | 72.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 75.1% | 70.4% | 81.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.4% | 80.1% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.6% | 80.3% | 81.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Africa
More education data for UNICEF: Africa
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % 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 tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.24 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.23 million (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 81.0% 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 83.0% 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 70.4% in 2000.
- How does UNICEF: Africa rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- UNICEF: Africa ranks 79th 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 down 1.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release