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 14.4% 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
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 14.4% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 14.1% 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 21.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 2013.
That places GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 154th 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 GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 21.3% | — |
| 1998 | 21.4% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 20.0% | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 19.2% | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 17.8% | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 17.3% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 16.8% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 15.6% | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 15.4% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 15.3% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 15.2% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 14.5% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 13.9% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 13.8% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 13.0% | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 12.4% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 11.1% | -10.6% |
| 2014 | 12.7% | +14.1% |
| 2015 | 12.5% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 13.4% | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 13.6% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 14.1% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 13.9% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 13.9% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 13.9% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 14.2% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 14.4% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 14.4% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.9% | 20.0% | 21.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 16.1% | 13.9% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 11.1% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.2% | 13.9% | 14.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- 151 Algeria 1.8% compare
- 152 Hong Kong, China 1.5% compare
- 153 Comoros 1.4% compare
- 154 Saudi Arabia 1.4% compare
- 155 Kenya 1.0% compare
- 156 Afghanistan 1.0% compare
- 157 Oman 0.9% 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 14.4% 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 21.4% in 1998.
- 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 11.1% 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 154th 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 14.1%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release