Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male was 59.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) recorded 59.2% for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) peaked at 60.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 45.9%, in 1999.
That places ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 193rd out of 212 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 45.9% | — |
| 1999 | 45.9% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 47.2% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 48.4% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 50.0% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 51.4% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 52.7% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 53.9% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 54.8% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 55.6% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 56.7% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 57.4% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 58.0% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 59.1% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 59.5% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 60.3% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 59.8% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 59.1% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 59.0% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 59.3% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 59.2% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.9% | 45.9% | 45.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 52.8% | 47.2% | 57.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.3% | 58.0% | 60.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 59.2% | 59.2% | 59.2% | 1 |
More education data for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.89 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 38.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % 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 2.59 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 59.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The highest recorded value was 60.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.9% in 1999.
- How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 193rd out of 212 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release