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Secondary school enrollment
Total enrollment in secondary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official secondary-school age.
Methodology & source
How this is measured.
Definition
Total enrollment in secondary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official secondary-school age.
Calculation
UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Gross ratios can exceed 100% due to over-aged students.
Primary source
Caveats
Does not measure quality of education or completion.
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Continent average
57.4
% gross
Change since 2000
↑ 55%
Improving
Continental view
Africa, color-coded.
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Time series
How it's changed.
Continent average vs. Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa. Values in % gross.
Continent average
Nigeria
Kenya
South Africa
Biggest improvers
Largest gains since 2000
South Sudan↑ 1031%
2011: 10.8 % gross2024: 122.1 % gross
Gambia↑ 613%
1990: 15.0 % gross2021: 107.0 % gross
Mali↑ 520%
1990: 6.3 % gross2023: 38.9 % gross
Tanzania↑ 451%
1991: 5.1 % gross2021: 28.2 % gross
Stalled or worse
Smallest gains, or moved the wrong way
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Every country, latest available value.
Sorted highest to lowest — higher is better. Click any country to open its dataset detail page.
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2007: 6.0 % gross2023: 3.3 % gross
Seychelles↓ 39%
1991: 116.7 % gross2024: 70.8 % gross
Equatorial Guinea↓ 29%
1993: 25.0 % gross2005: 17.8 % gross
Libya↓ 12%
2002: 110.6 % gross2006: 97.6 % gross
Bulk download
Every country, every year — Secondary school enrollment.
All 1,000 data points for this indicator across all 54 African countries (1970–2025). Free for any non-commercial use; please cite World Bank.