Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in UNICEF: Africa
UNICEF: Africa: Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female was 24.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in UNICEF: Africa, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in UNICEF: Africa stood at 24.7%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in UNICEF: Africa peaked at 24.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 2000.
UNICEF: Africa ranks 146th of 207 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, female in UNICEF: Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.8% | — |
| 2001 | 11.1% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 11.8% | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 12.6% | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 13.5% | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 14.2% | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 15.3% | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 14.8% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 15.0% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 16.2% | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 16.5% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 17.9% | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 20.3% | +13.4% |
| 2013 | 22.3% | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 18.7% | -16.1% |
| 2015 | 20.0% | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 20.3% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 20.9% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 20.2% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 21.6% | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 22.5% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 20.4% | -9.5% |
| 2022 | 22.9% | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 24.2% | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 24.7% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.5% | 10.8% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.9% | 16.5% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.9% | 20.4% | 24.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Africa
- 143 Togo 28.2% compare
- 144 Eritrea 27.4% compare
- 145 Lithuania 27.2% compare
- 146 Saudi Arabia 27.0% compare
- 147 Egypt 26.8% compare
- 148 Sierra Leone 26.2% compare
- 149 Timor-Leste 25.9% compare
More education data for UNICEF: Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 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)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 50.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in UNICEF: Africa?
- Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in UNICEF: Africa was 24.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female recorded in UNICEF: Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 24.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female recorded in UNICEF: Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 2000.
- How does UNICEF: Africa rank for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female?
- UNICEF: Africa ranks 146th out of 207 groups with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release