Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 86.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1997–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 86.8%.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 89.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 82.8%, in 1998.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 11th out of 43 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 82.8% | — |
| 1998 | 82.8% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 83.4% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 83.2% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 84.0% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 84.1% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 84.7% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 85.5% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 86.0% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 86.0% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 86.3% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 86.7% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 86.9% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 87.6% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 88.0% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 87.5% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 87.9% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 87.2% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 87.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 86.8% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.0% | 82.8% | 83.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 85.3% | 83.2% | 86.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.6% | 86.8% | 89.0% | 9 |
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 share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Sub-Saharan Africa was 86.8% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 89.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.8% in 1998.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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 general programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of students enrolled in general programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper secondary level. General education is designed to develop learners’ general knowledge, skills and competencies and literacy and numeracy skills, often to prepare students for more advanced educational programmes at the same or higher ISCED levels and to lay the foundation for lifelong learning. General educational programmes are typically school- or college-based. General education includes educational programmes that are designed to prepare students for entry into vocational education, but that do not prepare for employment in a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades, nor lead directly to a labour market relevant qualification.