Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes was 22.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 22.5% for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 22.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 2007.
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 142nd of 183 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 12.0% | — |
| 2008 | 12.7% | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 13.6% | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 14.1% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 14.8% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 16.4% | +10.8% |
| 2013 | 18.3% | +11.0% |
| 2014 | 16.6% | -8.9% |
| 2015 | 19.2% | +15.4% |
| 2016 | 19.3% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 19.7% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 18.9% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 20.4% | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 21.5% | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 20.6% | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 22.0% | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 22.4% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 22.5% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.8% | 12.0% | 13.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 14.1% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.8% | 20.6% | 22.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- 139 Botswana 25.3% compare
- 140 Timor-Leste 25.2% compare
- 141 Puerto Rico 24.4% compare
- 142 Sierra Leone 24.4% compare
- 143 Samoa 22.7% compare
- 144 Panama 22.2% compare
- 145 Bosnia and Herzegovina 21.9% compare
More education data for MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.38 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 2.60 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 22.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 22.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 2007.
- How does MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes?
- MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 142nd out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Sub-saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release