Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 13.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: 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 MDG: Sub-saharan Africa is 13.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 17.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2013.
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 158th 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 MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 16.8% | — |
| 1998 | 17.1% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 16.4% | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 16.6% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 15.8% | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 15.7% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 15.2% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 14.4% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 13.8% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 13.8% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 13.8% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 13.5% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 13.1% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 12.9% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 12.3% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 11.9% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 11.0% | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 12.5% | +13.9% |
| 2015 | 12.4% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 13.2% | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 13.3% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 13.8% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 13.7% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 13.4% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 13.4% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 13.6% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 13.8% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 13.8% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.8% | 16.4% | 17.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 14.6% | 13.1% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 11.0% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 13.4% | 13.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
More education data for MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7869 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.63 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.54 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 13.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 17.1% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2013.
- How does MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 158th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: 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 vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release