Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 58.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa is 58.3%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 58.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 42.1%, in 1998.
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 184th of 212 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 42.1% | — |
| 1999 | 42.3% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 43.5% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 44.8% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 46.1% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 47.6% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 49.0% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 50.3% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 51.4% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 52.3% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 53.5% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 54.4% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 55.1% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 56.3% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 57.2% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 58.1% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 57.7% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 57.2% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 57.2% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 57.6% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 58.3% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.2% | 42.1% | 42.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 49.3% | 43.5% | 54.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.0% | 55.1% | 58.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 58.3% | 58.3% | 58.3% | 1 |
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 to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 58.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 58.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.1% in 1998.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 184th out of 212 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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 to tertiary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release