Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 76.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) stood at 76.1%.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 78.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 41.6%, in 1970.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 44th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 41.6% | — |
| 1971 | 42.0% | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 42.8% | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 43.5% | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 44.8% | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 46.0% | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 47.1% | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 49.2% | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 51.6% | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 54.9% | +6.3% |
| 1980 | 57.2% | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 59.1% | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 61.2% | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 62.1% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 61.9% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 60.2% | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 58.0% | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 56.8% | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 56.5% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 55.9% | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 55.6% | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 56.0% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 55.7% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 56.2% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 56.3% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 57.0% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 55.8% | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 58.3% | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 59.5% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 59.7% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 61.4% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 63.1% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 65.2% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 67.1% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 68.9% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 70.5% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 71.8% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 72.8% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 74.1% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 74.8% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 75.3% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 76.6% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 77.0% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 78.1% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 77.1% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 76.2% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 75.9% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 76.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 76.1% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 46.3% | 41.6% | 54.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.9% | 55.9% | 62.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.0% | 55.6% | 59.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.0% | 61.4% | 74.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.5% | 75.3% | 78.1% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 196.79 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 81.42 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9733 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1526 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 76.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 78.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.6% in 1970.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 44th out of 45 groups with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total male enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official primary and secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.