Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
UIS: 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 52.3%.
That represents a change of up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 52.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30.1%, in 2005.
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 160th 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 30.1% | — |
| 2006 | 31.2% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 32.5% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 33.9% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 35.2% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 36.2% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 37.3% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 40.5% | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 43.0% | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 43.5% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 45.0% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 45.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 45.2% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 45.2% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 47.2% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 49.5% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 49.2% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 51.8% | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 52.3% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 52.3% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.6% | 30.1% | 35.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 42.8% | 36.2% | 47.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.0% | 49.2% | 52.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
More education data for UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.73 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7518 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 40.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.6 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.53 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in UIS: 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 UIS: 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.1% in 2005.
- How does UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary?
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 160th out of 217 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary rising or falling in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: 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