Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 82.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 82.7% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 83.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 62.0%, in 1997.
That places MDG: Sub-saharan Africa 187th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 62.0% | — |
| 1998 | 62.3% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 62.4% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 64.3% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 66.0% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 67.9% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 70.0% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 71.9% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 74.0% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 75.6% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 76.7% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 78.0% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 78.9% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 79.5% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 80.8% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 81.6% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 82.1% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 82.1% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 80.9% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 81.0% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 81.5% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 82.1% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 82.7% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 83.2% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 82.7% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 82.1% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 82.4% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 82.7% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.2% | 62.0% | 62.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 72.3% | 64.3% | 78.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.4% | 79.5% | 82.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.6% | 82.1% | 83.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
More education data for MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.60 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 82.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 83.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.0% in 1997.
- How does MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 187th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Sub-saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release