Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Sub-saharan Africa
WB: Sub-saharan Africa: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 57.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa is 57.9%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 57.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 41.9%, in 1998.
WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 187th 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 41.9% | — |
| 1999 | 42.1% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 43.2% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 44.5% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 45.8% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 47.2% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 48.6% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 50.0% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 51.0% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 51.9% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 53.2% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 54.0% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 54.7% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 55.8% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 56.7% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 57.7% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 57.3% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 56.8% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 56.8% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 57.2% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 57.9% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.0% | 41.9% | 42.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 49.0% | 43.2% | 54.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.6% | 54.7% | 57.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 57.9% | 57.9% | 57.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near WB: Sub-saharan Africa
More education data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.55 % 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 2.60 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes in WB: Sub-saharan Africa was 57.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 57.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.9% in 1998.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 187th out of 212 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in WB: 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 WB: 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