Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 30.5% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 30.5%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 41.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 30.5%, in 2018.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 4th out of 42 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 39.5% | — |
| 2000 | 41.2% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 39.5% | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 39.0% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 39.1% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 38.8% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 38.8% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 39.4% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 39.1% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 38.3% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 37.5% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 36.0% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 35.3% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 33.4% | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 32.2% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 31.4% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 31.5% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 31.3% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 31.2% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 30.5% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.5% | 39.5% | 39.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 39.1% | 37.5% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.5% | 30.5% | 36.0% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 1 Liberia 78.5% compare
- 2 Eswatini 67.2% compare
- 3 Central African Republic 59.9% compare
- 4 Burkina Faso 59.1% compare
- 5 Madagascar 54.7% compare
- 6 Burundi 51.8% compare
- 7 Lesotho 50.1% compare
More reference data data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 16.22 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 32.03 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.81 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.02 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.33 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.2% (2018)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.78 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 0.767 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?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Sub-Saharan Africa was 30.5% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 41.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.5% in 2018.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th out of 42 groups with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of pupils in each level of education (primary and lower secondary general education) who are at least 2 years above the intended age for their grade. The intended age for a given grade is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. The value is calculated as the sum of enrolments across all grades in the given level of education which are 2 or more years older than the intended age for the given grade is expressed as a percentage of the total enrolment in the given level of education. A low value of this indicator will show that the majority of students start school on time and progress with minimum levels of grade repetition. Late school entry and significant grade repetition exacerbate over-age progression and should be discouraged as both are associated with lower levels of student learning achievement. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/