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 52.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 52.1%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and 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 52.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.3%, in 2007.
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 165th of 217 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 32.3% | — |
| 2008 | 33.7% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 35.1% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 36.2% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 37.6% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 40.9% | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 43.1% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 43.4% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 44.7% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 44.8% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 45.2% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 45.4% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 47.2% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 49.5% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 49.1% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 51.7% | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 52.1% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 52.1% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.7% | 32.3% | 35.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 42.9% | 36.2% | 47.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.9% | 49.1% | 52.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- 162 Iraq 16.8%
- 163 Burkina Faso 16.0% compare
- 164 Myanmar 12.3% compare
- 165 Tajikistan 10.4% compare
- 166 Yemen 3.3% compare
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 52.1% 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 52.1% in 2024.
- 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 32.3% in 2007.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 165th 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release