Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 0.6% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1999–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 0.6% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2016.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 0.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1999.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 15th out of 41 groups with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.6% | — |
| 2000 | 0.8% | +36.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -8.6% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +14.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -14.5% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +34.5% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -26.4% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
More reference data data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 16.21 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.80 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 32.02 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.33 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.02 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.2% (2018)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.7795 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 0.7648 GPIA (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, male 2.57 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 0.6% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1999.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 15th out of 41 groups with data for 2016.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Adjusted Gender Parity Index (GPIA) is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. If the resulting value exceeds 1, the ratio is inverted and subtracted from 2. The adjusted gender parity index is symmetrical around 1 and lies in the range 0-2. An adjusted GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute for Statistics: http://uis.unesco.org/