Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary was 78.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2007–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age children.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Sub-Saharan Africa is 78.4%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 78.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 74.1%, in 2007.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 32nd out of 36 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 74.1% | — |
| 2008 | 75.1% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 75.5% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 74.7% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 76.1% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 76.7% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 77.2% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 77.6% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 77.6% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 77.9% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 78.1% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 78.4% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.9% | 74.1% | 75.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 77.2% | 74.7% | 78.4% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 81.43 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 196.80 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9738 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1526 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Sub-Saharan Africa was 78.4% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 78.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.1% in 2007.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 32nd out of 36 groups with data for 2018.
- Is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary (% of primary school age children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.