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 52.4% 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
The most recent figure for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa is 52.4%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% 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 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 52.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32.9%, in 2007.
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 151st of 208 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | 32.9% | — |
| 2008 | 34.2% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 35.4% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 36.3% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 37.0% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 40.2% | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 42.9% | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 43.7% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 45.3% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 45.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 45.3% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 45.0% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 47.2% | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 49.6% | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 49.3% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 51.9% | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 52.5% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 52.4% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.2% | 32.9% | 35.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 42.8% | 36.3% | 47.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.1% | 49.3% | 52.5% | 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 52.4% 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 52.5% 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 32.9% 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 151st out of 208 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 20.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release