Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male was 21.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 21.8%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 21.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2007.
That places SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 151st out of 183 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 11.7% | — |
| 2008 | 12.4% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 13.1% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 13.6% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 14.2% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 15.9% | +11.7% |
| 2013 | 17.6% | +11.0% |
| 2014 | 16.0% | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 18.6% | +16.2% |
| 2016 | 18.7% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 19.0% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 18.2% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 19.7% | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 20.9% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 19.9% | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 21.3% | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 21.7% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 21.8% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.4% | 11.7% | 13.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 17.1% | 13.6% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.1% | 19.9% | 21.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- 148 Papua New Guinea 16.0% compare
- 149 Benin 12.8% compare
- 150 Syrian Arab Republic 10.9% compare
- 151 Guinea 10.8% compare
- 152 Côte d'Ivoire 9.7% compare
- 153 Tajikistan 8.9% compare
- 154 Congo 8.7% 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, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 21.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 21.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2007.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 151st out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, male rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release