Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes was 72.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
72.1%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
198th
of 221 groups
All-time high
72.5%
in 2020
All-time low
31.0%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 72.1% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 72.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 31.0%, in 1971.
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 198th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 31.9% | — |
| 1971 | 31.0% | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 32.0% | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 32.8% | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 34.2% | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 35.2% | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 36.3% | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 38.7% | +6.7% |
| 1978 | 41.6% | +7.3% |
| 1979 | 44.6% | +7.3% |
| 1980 | 47.0% | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 49.0% | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 51.1% | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 51.6% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 51.5% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 50.3% | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 48.9% | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 48.1% | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 47.5% | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 46.6% | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 46.1% | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 46.6% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 46.3% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 47.0% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 47.1% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 47.6% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 46.5% | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 48.8% | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 50.0% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 50.5% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 52.5% | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 54.3% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 55.9% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 57.9% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 59.8% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 61.7% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 63.1% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 64.2% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 66.0% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 67.0% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 67.9% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 69.2% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 70.2% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 71.3% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 70.6% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 69.9% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 69.9% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 70.5% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 71.1% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 71.9% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 72.5% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 72.2% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 71.5% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 71.9% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 72.1% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.8% | 31.0% | 44.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.1% | 46.6% | 51.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.7% | 46.1% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.3% | 52.5% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.3% | 67.9% | 71.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.1% | 71.5% | 72.5% | 5 |
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More education data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.38 million (2021)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 72.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 72.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.0% in 1971.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 198th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release