Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa
WB: Sub-saharan Africa: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 14.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
14.8%
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
163rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
20.1%
in 1998
All-time low
11.9%
in 2013
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa, 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 stood at 14.8%.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 20.1% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 2013.
WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 163rd 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 19.7% | — |
| 1998 | 20.1% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 19.6% | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 19.6% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 18.5% | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 18.0% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 17.4% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 16.2% | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 15.6% | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 15.2% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 15.0% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 14.6% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 14.2% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 14.2% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 13.4% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 13.0% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 11.9% | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 13.3% | +11.9% |
| 2015 | 12.8% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 13.8% | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 14.1% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 14.7% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 14.5% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 14.4% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 14.3% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 14.4% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 14.7% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 14.8% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.8% | 19.6% | 20.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 16.4% | 14.2% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 11.9% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 14.3% | 14.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Sub-saharan Africa
- 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa
- 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?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in WB: Sub-saharan Africa was 14.8% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 20.1% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 2013.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 163rd 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: 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