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 13.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
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
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 13.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 10.7% 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 17.8% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2013.
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 153rd of 221 groups on this measure, 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 GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 17.8% | — |
| 1998 | 17.7% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 15.9% | -9.8% |
| 2000 | 15.5% | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 14.5% | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 14.7% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 14.1% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 13.6% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 13.6% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 14.1% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 14.4% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 13.5% | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 12.8% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 12.4% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 11.8% | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 11.3% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 10.2% | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 11.9% | +17.4% |
| 2015 | 11.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 12.7% | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 12.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 13.1% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 12.9% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 12.7% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 12.8% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 13.1% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 13.2% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 13.2% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.1% | 15.9% | 17.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 14.1% | 12.8% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 10.2% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 12.7% | 13.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- 150 Equatorial Guinea 0.6% compare
- 151 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.6% compare
- 152 Barbados 0.5% compare
- 153 Hong Kong, China 0.4% compare
- 154 Comoros 0.3% compare
- 155 Oman 0.3% compare
- 156 Yemen 0.2% 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 13.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 17.8% in 1997.
- 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 10.2% in 2013.
- 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 153rd 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 up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release