Owns a debit card, secondary education or more in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Owns a debit card, secondary education or more was 36.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
36.3%
Change on year
up 5.0%
Rank
8th
of 8 groups
All-time high
36.3%
in 2024
All-time low
26.9%
in 2011
Years of data
5
2011–2024

Owns a debit card, secondary education or more in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 2011–2024

0102030402011201720242011: 26.9 % ages 15+2014: 34 % ages 15+2017: 32.1 % ages 15+2021: 34.6 % ages 15+2024: 36.3 % ages 15+

Source: Global Findex database. Measured in % ages 15+.

Analysis

In 2024, owns a debit card, secondary education or more in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 36.3%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, owns a debit card, secondary education or more in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 36.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.9%, in 2011.

Owns a debit card, secondary education or more in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Owns a debit card, secondary education or more (% ages 15+) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 2011 to 2024.
Year % ages 15+ Change
2011 26.9%
2014 34.0% +26.2%
2017 32.1% -5.6%
2021 34.6% +7.8%
2024 36.3% +5.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 31.0% 26.9% 34.0% 3
2020s 35.5% 34.6% 36.3% 2

Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

  1. 5 Belgium 96.8% compare
  2. 6 Singapore 96.2% compare
  3. 7 Slovenia 96.1% compare
  4. 8 Estonia 95.9% compare
  5. 9 Croatia 95.7% compare
  6. 10 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 95.5% compare
  7. 11 New Zealand 95.5% compare

See the full ranking of 94 places →

More reference data data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

All data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) →

Frequently asked questions

What is owns a debit card, secondary education or more in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Owns a debit card, secondary education or more in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 36.3% in 2024, according to Global Findex database.
What is the highest owns a debit card, secondary education or more recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 36.3% in 2024.
What is the lowest owns a debit card, secondary education or more recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 26.9% in 2011.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for owns a debit card, secondary education or more?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 8th out of 8 groups with data for 2024.
Is owns a debit card, secondary education or more rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
The figures come from Global Findex database, published as part of Owns a debit card, secondary education or more (% ages 15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 5 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Owns a debit card, secondary education or more in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income). Statizoid, drawing on Global Findex database. Retrieved 06 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/owns-a-debit-card-secondary-education-or-more-percent-ages-15/sub-saharan-africa-excluding-high-income/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/owns-a-debit-card-secondary-education-or-more-percent-ages-15/sub-saharan-africa-excluding-high-income/">Owns a debit card, secondary education or more in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Owns a debit card, secondary education or more (% ages 15+)
Unit
% ages 15+
Source
Global Findex database
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 470 data points, 2011–2024
Last refreshed

The percentage of respondents who report having a debit card, secondary education or more (% ages 15+)