Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male was 22.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 22.4%. 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 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 22.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2000.
That places SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 170th out of 207 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, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.2% | — |
| 2001 | 10.6% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 11.4% | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 12.3% | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 13.4% | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 14.0% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 15.0% | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 14.2% | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 14.5% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 14.9% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 16.3% | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 19.2% | +17.7% |
| 2013 | 21.1% | +10.2% |
| 2014 | 17.1% | -19.0% |
| 2015 | 18.7% | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 18.8% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 19.3% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 17.9% | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 19.3% | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 20.3% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 18.8% | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 21.2% | +12.8% |
| 2023 | 22.3% | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 22.4% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.0% | 10.2% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 14.9% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.0% | 18.8% | 22.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- 167 Côte d'Ivoire 9.7% compare
- 168 Tajikistan 8.9% compare
- 169 Congo 8.7% compare
- 170 Myanmar 8.1% compare
- 171 Burkina Faso 7.5% compare
- 172 Niger 6.8% compare
- 173 Iraq 6.5% compare
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, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 22.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 22.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2000.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 170th out of 207 groups with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, male rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release