Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 56.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 56.9%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 56.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 38.2%, in 1997.
That places GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 196th out of 212 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 38.2% | — |
| 1998 | 39.2% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 45.5% | +16.2% |
| 2004 | 47.0% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 48.5% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 49.7% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 50.6% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 52.0% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 53.7% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 54.8% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 55.7% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 56.7% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 56.2% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 55.6% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 55.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 56.1% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 56.9% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.7% | 38.2% | 39.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 48.9% | 45.5% | 52.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 55.6% | 53.7% | 56.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 56.9% | 56.9% | 56.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- 193 Papua New Guinea 37.4%
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)
All data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 56.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 56.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.2% in 1997.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 196th out of 212 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 to tertiary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release