Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes was 22.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa is 22.1%, measured 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 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 22.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 2007.
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 148th 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 SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 11.8% | — |
| 2008 | 12.5% | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 13.3% | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 13.9% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 14.6% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 16.2% | +11.0% |
| 2013 | 18.0% | +11.0% |
| 2014 | 16.3% | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 18.9% | +16.0% |
| 2016 | 19.0% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 19.3% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 18.5% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 20.0% | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 21.2% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 20.2% | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 21.6% | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 22.0% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 22.1% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.5% | 11.8% | 13.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 17.5% | 13.9% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.4% | 20.2% | 22.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- 145 Bosnia and Herzegovina 21.9% compare
- 146 Micronesia, Federated States of 21.7% compare
- 147 Senegal 21.3% compare
- 148 Lesotho 20.6% compare
- 149 Angola 16.7% compare
- 150 Equatorial Guinea 16.6% compare
- 151 Papua New Guinea 16.0% compare
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 net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 22.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 22.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 2007.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 148th out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.6%. 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 Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release