Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 83.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 83.4%.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 83.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 62.4%, in 1997.
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 182nd of 221 groups on this measure, 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 SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 62.4% | — |
| 1998 | 62.6% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 62.8% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 64.7% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 66.5% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 68.5% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 70.6% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 72.5% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 74.6% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 76.2% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 77.3% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 78.6% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 79.4% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 80.1% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 81.5% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 82.4% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 82.7% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 82.8% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 81.5% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 81.5% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 82.1% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 82.7% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 83.3% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 83.8% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 83.4% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 82.7% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 83.1% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 83.4% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.6% | 62.4% | 62.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 72.9% | 64.7% | 79.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.1% | 80.1% | 83.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.3% | 82.7% | 83.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
More education data for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 191.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12.63 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8202 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 97.68 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 83.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 83.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.4% in 1997.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 182nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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 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