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 52.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 52.1% for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in 2024. 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 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 52.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.2%, in 2007.
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 166th 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 32.2% | — |
| 2008 | 33.6% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 35.1% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 36.1% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 37.5% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 40.9% | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 43.0% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 43.4% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 44.7% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 44.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 45.2% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 45.3% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 47.2% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 49.4% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 49.0% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 51.7% | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 52.0% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 52.1% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.6% | 32.2% | 35.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 42.8% | 36.1% | 47.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.9% | 49.0% | 52.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
- 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 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 52.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary recorded in UIS: 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.2% in 2007.
- How does UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary?
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 166th 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release