Completion rate, primary education, female in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Completion rate, primary education, female was 71.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, female in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 1990–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 71.6% for completion rate, primary education, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, female in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 71.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 38.3%, in 1990.
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 34th of 39 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, female in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 38.3% | — |
| 1991 | 38.9% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 39.4% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 39.8% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 40.3% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 40.9% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 41.4% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 42.0% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 42.5% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 43.1% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 43.9% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 44.7% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 45.5% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 46.3% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 47.4% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 48.6% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 49.8% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 51.1% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 52.3% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 53.6% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 54.9% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 56.1% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 57.3% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 58.5% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 59.6% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 60.7% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 61.7% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 62.8% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 64.0% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 65.0% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 66.1% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 67.3% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 68.5% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 69.6% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 70.6% | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 71.6% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.7% | 38.3% | 43.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.3% | 43.9% | 53.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.1% | 54.9% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.0% | 66.1% | 71.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
More education data for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.6 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.52 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.25 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.54 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.40 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5507 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, female in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Completion rate, primary education, female in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 71.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, female recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 71.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, female recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.3% in 1990.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for completion rate, primary education, female?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 34th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, female rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. 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 Completion rate, primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release