Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 15.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
15.1%
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
157th
of 221 groups
All-time high
20.7%
in 1998
All-time low
12.2%
in 2013
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 15.1% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 20.7% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 2013.
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 157th 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 SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 20.2% | — |
| 1998 | 20.7% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 20.1% | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 20.1% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 18.9% | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 18.4% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 17.9% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 16.7% | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 16.0% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 15.5% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 15.3% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 14.9% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 14.6% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 14.5% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 13.7% | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 13.3% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 12.2% | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 13.7% | +12.8% |
| 2015 | 13.2% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 14.2% | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 14.6% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 15.0% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 14.9% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 14.6% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 14.6% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 14.7% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 15.0% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 15.1% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.3% | 20.1% | 20.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 16.8% | 14.6% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.9% | 12.2% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 14.6% | 15.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- 154 Afghanistan 1.4% compare
- 155 Myanmar 1.2% compare
- 156 Yemen 0.9% compare
- 157 Mauritania 0.9% compare
- 158 Kenya 0.8% compare
- 159 Barbados 0.2% compare
- 160 Anguilla 0.0% compare
- 160 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0% compare
- 160 Dominica 0.0%
- 160 Gibraltar 0.0%
- 160 Jamaica 0.0% compare
- 160 Saint Lucia 0.0% compare
- 160 Marshall Islands 0.0% compare
- 160 Malawi 0.0%
- 160 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0% compare
More education data for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 191.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12.63 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8202 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 97.68 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 15.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 20.7% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 2013.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 157th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release