Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 13.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
13.9%
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
157th
of 221 groups
All-time high
17.2%
in 1998
All-time low
11.0%
in 2013
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) recorded 13.9% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 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 ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) peaked at 17.2% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2013.
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 157th 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 ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 16.8% | — |
| 1998 | 17.2% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 16.4% | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 16.6% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 15.8% | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 15.7% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 15.2% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 14.4% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 13.9% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 13.8% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 13.9% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 13.5% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 13.2% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 13.0% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 12.3% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 11.9% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 11.0% | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 12.5% | +13.9% |
| 2015 | 12.4% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 13.2% | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 13.4% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 13.9% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 13.7% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 13.5% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 13.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13.6% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 13.9% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 13.9% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.8% | 16.4% | 17.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 14.6% | 13.2% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 11.0% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 13.5% | 13.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- 154 Saudi Arabia 1.4% compare
- 155 Kenya 1.0% compare
- 156 Afghanistan 1.0% compare
- 157 Oman 0.9% compare
- 158 Mauritania 0.8% compare
- 159 Myanmar 0.7% compare
- 160 Yemen 0.6% compare
More education data for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.51 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.62 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 13.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2013.
- How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 157th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release