Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)
ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106): Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 19.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) recorded 19.0% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) peaked at 29.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 2013.
ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) ranks 140th 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: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 27.4% | — |
| 1998 | 29.1% | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 29.5% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 29.6% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 28.9% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 28.8% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 27.5% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 26.2% | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 24.6% | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 23.1% | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 21.5% | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 20.2% | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 18.9% | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 18.8% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 18.5% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 18.1% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 17.0% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 18.2% | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 17.8% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 18.8% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 19.3% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 19.9% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 19.7% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 19.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 19.4% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 19.5% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 19.4% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 19.0% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.7% | 27.4% | 29.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 24.9% | 18.9% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 17.0% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.4% | 19.0% | 19.7% | 5 |
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More education data for ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 9.98 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) was 19.0% 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: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- The highest recorded value was 29.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 2013.
- How does ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) ranks 140th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release