Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes was 22.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa is 22.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 22.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 2000.
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 171st 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 UIS: 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 | 14.9% | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 14.1% | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 14.6% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 14.9% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 16.5% | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 19.2% | +16.8% |
| 2013 | 21.3% | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 17.0% | -19.9% |
| 2015 | 18.6% | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 18.9% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 19.4% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 18.3% | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 19.7% | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 20.6% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 18.8% | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 21.5% | +14.4% |
| 2023 | 22.6% | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 22.8% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.9% | 10.3% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.4% | 14.9% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.2% | 18.8% | 22.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
- 168 Guinea 10.7% compare
- 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
More education data for UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.73 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7518 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 40.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.6 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.53 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa was 22.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 22.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 2000.
- How does UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes?
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 171st out of 209 groups with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: 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