Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa
WB: Sub-saharan Africa: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 85.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Sub-saharan 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa is 85.2%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 88.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 79.9%, in 1998.
That places WB: Sub-saharan Africa 58th 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 80.3% | — |
| 1998 | 79.9% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 80.4% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 80.4% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 81.5% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 82.0% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 82.6% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 83.8% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 84.4% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 84.8% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 85.0% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 85.4% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 85.8% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 85.8% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 86.6% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 87.0% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 88.1% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 86.7% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 87.2% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 86.2% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 85.9% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 85.3% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 85.5% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 85.6% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 85.7% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 85.6% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 85.3% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 85.2% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.2% | 79.9% | 80.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 83.6% | 80.4% | 85.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.4% | 85.3% | 88.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.5% | 85.2% | 85.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Sub-saharan Africa
- 55 Central African Republic 94.9% compare
- 56 Sudan 94.7% compare
- 57 Fiji 94.2% compare
- 58 Palestine, State of 93.9% compare
- 59 India 93.8% compare
- 60 British Virgin Islands 93.4% compare
- 61 Cambodia 93.4% compare
More education data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.53 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.60 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa was 85.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 88.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.9% in 1998.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 58th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: 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