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 15.5% 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
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 15.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 17.1% 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 23.9% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 2013.
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 154th 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 GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 23.8% | — |
| 1998 | 23.9% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 23.0% | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 21.9% | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 20.1% | -8.2% |
| 2002 | 19.2% | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 18.7% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 17.0% | -9.3% |
| 2005 | 16.6% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 16.1% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 15.8% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 15.2% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 14.7% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 14.9% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 13.9% | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 13.3% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 11.8% | -10.9% |
| 2014 | 13.2% | +11.8% |
| 2015 | 13.0% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 13.9% | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 14.3% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 14.9% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 14.8% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 14.8% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 14.8% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 15.1% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 15.4% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 15.5% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.5% | 23.0% | 23.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 17.5% | 14.7% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 11.8% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.1% | 14.8% | 15.5% | 5 |
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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 15.5% 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 23.9% 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 11.8% 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 17.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release