Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female was 23.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 23.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 23.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 2000.
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 170th of 207 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, female in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.3% | — |
| 2001 | 10.6% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 11.3% | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 12.1% | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 13.1% | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 13.7% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 14.6% | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 14.0% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 13.9% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 14.6% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 15.0% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 16.6% | +10.9% |
| 2012 | 19.2% | +15.9% |
| 2013 | 21.3% | +10.8% |
| 2014 | 16.9% | -20.7% |
| 2015 | 18.4% | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 18.8% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 19.5% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 18.5% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 19.9% | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 20.8% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 18.6% | -10.3% |
| 2022 | 21.6% | +16.0% |
| 2023 | 22.8% | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 23.0% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.8% | 10.3% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.4% | 15.0% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.4% | 18.6% | 23.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
More education data for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 78.55 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)
- 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 secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 191.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 40.94 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 23.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 23.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female 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, female?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 170th out of 207 groups with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.8%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release