Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male was 83.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) stood at 83.7%.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) peaked at 84.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 67.4%, in 1997.
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 192nd 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, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 67.4% | — |
| 1998 | 67.8% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 67.8% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 69.7% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 71.4% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 73.6% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 75.6% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 77.3% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 79.2% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 80.5% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 81.4% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 82.4% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 83.0% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 83.3% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 84.6% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 84.8% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 84.9% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 84.8% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 83.2% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 83.4% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 83.8% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 84.3% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 84.7% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 84.9% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 84.2% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 83.3% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 83.5% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 83.7% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.7% | 67.4% | 67.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 77.4% | 69.7% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.2% | 83.2% | 84.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.9% | 83.3% | 84.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
More education data for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.89 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 38.99 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 42.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.34 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 2.59 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 83.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The highest recorded value was 84.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.4% in 1997.
- How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 192nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release