Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Africa
UNICEF: Africa: Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes was 24.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Africa, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Africa recorded 24.4% 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 1.8% on the previous year and up 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Africa peaked at 24.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2000.
UNICEF: Africa ranks 149th of 209 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.0% | — |
| 2001 | 11.4% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 12.1% | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 12.9% | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 13.8% | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 14.5% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 15.7% | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 15.1% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 15.2% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 16.4% | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 16.7% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 17.9% | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 20.4% | +13.9% |
| 2013 | 22.3% | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 18.9% | -15.3% |
| 2015 | 20.2% | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 20.4% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 20.9% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 19.9% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 21.4% | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 22.3% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 20.5% | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 22.7% | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 24.0% | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 24.4% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.8% | 11.0% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.9% | 16.7% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.8% | 20.5% | 24.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Africa
- 146 Togo 27.6% compare
- 147 Lithuania 27.3% compare
- 148 Egypt 26.8% compare
- 149 Saudi Arabia 26.5% compare
- 150 Tanzania, United Republic of 25.5% compare
- 151 Liberia 25.3% compare
- 152 Timor-Leste 25.2% compare
More education data for UNICEF: Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 50.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.24 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Africa?
- Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in UNICEF: Africa was 24.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 24.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2000.
- How does UNICEF: Africa rank for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Africa ranks 149th out of 209 groups with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: 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