Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in UNICEF: Africa
UNICEF: 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 UNICEF: Africa, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Africa recorded 52.1% for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in UNICEF: Africa peaked at 52.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.4%, in 2004.
UNICEF: Africa ranks 152nd of 208 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in UNICEF: Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 29.4% | — |
| 2005 | 29.9% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 31.4% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 32.8% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 34.1% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 36.1% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 37.2% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 37.9% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 40.9% | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 43.4% | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 44.3% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 45.3% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 45.1% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 45.3% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 44.9% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 46.9% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 49.3% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 48.4% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 50.9% | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 51.6% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 52.1% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.3% | 29.4% | 36.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 43.1% | 37.2% | 46.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.5% | 48.4% | 52.1% | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 50.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in UNICEF: Africa?
- Adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary in UNICEF: 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 UNICEF: 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 UNICEF: Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.4% in 2004.
- How does UNICEF: Africa rank for adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary?
- UNICEF: Africa ranks 152nd out of 208 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adjusted net enrolment rate, one year before the official primary rising or falling in UNICEF: Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: 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