Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 13.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
13.8%
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
160th
of 221 groups
All-time high
17.1%
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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) stood at 13.8%.
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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 17.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2013.
That places WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) 160th 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 16.8% | — |
| 1998 | 17.1% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 16.4% | -4.2% |
| 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% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 13.2% | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 13.3% | +1.1% |
| 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd)
- 157 Oman 0.9% compare
- 158 Mauritania 0.8% compare
- 159 Myanmar 0.7% compare
- 160 Yemen 0.6% compare
- 161 Barbados 0.4% compare
- 162 Anguilla 0.0% compare
- 162 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0% compare
- 162 Gibraltar 0.0%
- 162 Jamaica 0.0% compare
- 162 Saint Lucia 0.0% compare
- 162 Malawi 0.0%
- 162 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0% compare
More education data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.60 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2013.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 160th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) 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