Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes was 23.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa recorded 23.2% for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes 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 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 23.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2000.
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 166th of 209 groups on this measure, 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 MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.4% | — |
| 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 | 14.9% | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 14.2% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 14.2% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 15.0% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 15.2% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 16.8% | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 19.5% | +16.3% |
| 2013 | 21.5% | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 17.5% | -18.9% |
| 2015 | 19.0% | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 19.3% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 19.8% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 18.7% | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 20.1% | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 21.1% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 19.3% | -8.4% |
| 2022 | 21.9% | +13.5% |
| 2023 | 23.0% | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 23.2% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.1% | 10.4% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 15.2% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.7% | 19.3% | 23.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- 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
- 169 Côte d'Ivoire 10.2% compare
More education data for MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.52 % change on previous year (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, both sexes (number) 10.53 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 23.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 23.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2000.
- How does MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes?
- MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 166th out of 209 groups with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.5%. 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, pre-primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release