Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes was 22.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 22.7%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 22.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 2000.
That places SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 172nd 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 SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.3% | — |
| 2001 | 10.6% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 11.4% | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 12.2% | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 13.3% | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 13.9% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 14.8% | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 14.1% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 14.6% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 14.9% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 16.4% | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 19.2% | +16.8% |
| 2013 | 21.2% | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 17.0% | -19.8% |
| 2015 | 18.5% | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 18.8% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 19.4% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 18.2% | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 19.6% | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 20.5% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 18.7% | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 21.4% | +14.4% |
| 2023 | 22.5% | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 22.7% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.9% | 10.3% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 14.9% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.2% | 18.7% | 22.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- 169 Côte d'Ivoire 10.2% compare
- 170 Congo 9.0% compare
- 171 Myanmar 8.4% compare
- 172 Tajikistan 8.1% compare
- 173 Burkina Faso 7.5% compare
- 174 Niger 7.1% compare
- 175 Iraq 6.5% 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, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 22.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 22.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 2000.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 172nd out of 209 groups with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.5%. 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, pre-primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release