Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary was 52.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 52.3% for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in 2024.
The figure is up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 52.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30.1%, in 2005.
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 159th of 217 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 30.1% | — |
| 2006 | 31.3% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 32.6% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 34.0% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 35.3% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 36.3% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 37.4% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 40.6% | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 43.0% | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 43.6% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 45.0% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 45.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 45.3% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 45.2% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 47.2% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 49.6% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 49.2% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 51.8% | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 52.3% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 52.3% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.7% | 30.1% | 35.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 42.9% | 36.3% | 47.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.0% | 49.2% | 52.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
More education data for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 191.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12.63 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8202 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 97.68 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 52.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 52.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.1% in 2005.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 159th out of 217 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Sub-saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release