Secondary school enrollment — all countries

Secondary school enrollment — Sub-Saharan Africa

Secondary school enrollment in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2024 — 45.9%. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 32.7 pp.

2024 45.9% +0.2 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 45.9%2024
Period minimum 12.9%1971

Trend over time

1970–2024 · % (gross ratio)

Secondary school enrollment — Sub-Saharan Africa, 1970–2024020406019701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 13.2%1971: 12.9%1972: 13.5%1973: 13.8%1974: 14%1975: 14.5%1976: 14.8%1977: 15.3%1978: 16.1%1979: 17%1980: 18.1%1981: 19.3%1982: 20.6%1983: 21.7%1984: 22.8%1985: 23.3%1986: 22.8%1987: 23%1988: 23%1989: 22.5%1990: 22.6%1991: 22.9%1992: 22.8%1993: 23%1994: 23.2%1995: 23.7%1996: 23.9%1997: 24.1%1998: 24.6%1999: 24.9%2000: 25.4%2001: 26.7%2002: 27.7%2003: 28.8%2004: 30.4%2005: 31.3%2006: 32.3%2007: 33.2%2008: 35.1%2009: 36.8%2010: 38.6%2011: 39.8%2012: 41%2013: 43.4%2014: 42.3%2015: 42.9%2016: 42.5%2017: 42.9%2018: 43.2%2019: 44%2020: 44.7%2021: 45.3%2022: 45.4%2023: 45.7%2024: 45.9%
Change over the period: +32.7 pp Annual average: 0.61 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa 45.9%
World 77.3%
Secondary school enrollment — Sub-Saharan Africa, by year Sub-Saharan Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 45.9 +0.2 pp
2023 45.7 +0.3 pp
2022 45.4 +0.1 pp
2021 45.3 +0.6 pp
2020 44.7 +0.7 pp
2019 44 +0.8 pp
2018 43.2 +0.3 pp
2017 42.9 +0.4 pp
2016 42.5 −0.4 pp
2015 42.9 +0.5 pp
2014 42.3 −1 pp
2013 43.4 +2.4 pp
2012 41 +1.2 pp
2011 39.8 +1.1 pp
2010 38.6 +1.9 pp
2009 36.8 +1.7 pp
2008 35.1 +1.9 pp
2007 33.2 +0.9 pp
2006 32.3 +1 pp
2005 31.3 +0.9 pp
2004 30.4 +1.5 pp
2003 28.8 +1.1 pp
2002 27.7 +1 pp
2001 26.7 +1.3 pp
2000 25.4 +0.5 pp
1999 24.9 +0.3 pp
1998 24.6 +0.5 pp
1997 24.1 +0.2 pp
1996 23.9 +0.2 pp
1995 23.7 +0.5 pp
1994 23.2 +0.2 pp
1993 23 +0.2 pp
1992 22.8 −0.1 pp
1991 22.9 +0.3 pp
1990 22.6 +0.2 pp
1989 22.5 −0.5 pp
1988 23 −0 pp
1987 23 +0.2 pp
1986 22.8 −0.4 pp
1985 23.3 +0.5 pp
1984 22.8 +1 pp
1983 21.7 +1.2 pp
1982 20.6 +1.3 pp
1981 19.3 +1.2 pp
1980 18.1 +1.2 pp
1979 17 +0.9 pp
1978 16.1 +0.8 pp
1977 15.3 +0.5 pp
1976 14.8 +0.2 pp
1975 14.5 +0.5 pp
1974 14 +0.2 pp
1973 13.8 +0.3 pp
1972 13.5 +0.6 pp
1971 12.9 −0.3 pp
1970 13.2

About the indicator

The gross secondary enrollment ratio — the ratio of the total number of secondary school pupils, of any age, to the population of the official age for that level. It can exceed 100% when pupils older than the official age are in school — because of repetition or a late start, for example.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.