Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)
ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 15.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) recorded 15.6% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) peaked at 25.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 2013.
That places ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) 132nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 23.8% | — |
| 1998 | 25.1% | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 24.7% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 24.8% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 24.7% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 24.4% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 23.5% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 22.7% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 21.4% | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 20.4% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 19.2% | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 17.9% | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 16.6% | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 16.3% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 16.1% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 15.4% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 14.5% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 15.9% | +9.7% |
| 2015 | 16.0% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 16.5% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 16.6% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 17.0% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 16.8% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 16.6% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 16.3% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 16.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 15.9% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 15.6% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.6% | 23.8% | 25.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 21.6% | 16.6% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 14.5% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 15.6% | 16.6% | 5 |
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More education data for ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 9.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.24 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.23 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) was 15.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- The highest recorded value was 25.1% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 2013.
- How does ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) ranks 132nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) 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 vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release