Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes was 23.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) is 23.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) peaked at 23.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 2000.
That places ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 165th out of 209 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.5% | — |
| 2001 | 10.7% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 11.5% | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 12.4% | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 13.4% | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 14.0% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 15.0% | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 14.3% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 14.2% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 15.0% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 15.3% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 16.8% | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 19.6% | +16.3% |
| 2013 | 21.6% | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 17.5% | -18.9% |
| 2015 | 19.0% | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 19.3% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 19.9% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 18.8% | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 20.2% | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 21.1% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 19.3% | -8.4% |
| 2022 | 22.0% | +13.6% |
| 2023 | 23.1% | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 23.2% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.1% | 10.5% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 15.3% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.7% | 19.3% | 23.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- 162 South Africa 18.4% compare
- 163 Angola 16.7% compare
- 164 Papua New Guinea 16.0% compare
- 165 Burundi 14.6% compare
- 166 Benin 12.9% compare
- 167 Syrian Arab Republic 10.9% compare
- 168 Guinea 10.7% compare
More education data for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.51 million (2021)
- 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)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.89 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.62 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 38.99 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 23.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The highest recorded value was 23.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 2000.
- How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 165th out of 209 groups with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. 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 Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release