Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes was 21.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 21.1%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 41.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 21.1%, in 2025.
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 5th of 39 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.1% | — |
| 2001 | 38.9% | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 36.8% | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 34.9% | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 33.3% | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 31.8% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 30.4% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 29.0% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 27.8% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 26.7% | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 25.9% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 25.1% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 24.6% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 24.3% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 24.1% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 24.0% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 23.9% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 23.8% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 23.7% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 23.5% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 23.2% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 22.7% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 22.2% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 21.8% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 21.4% | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 21.1% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.1% | 26.7% | 41.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 23.5% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.1% | 21.1% | 23.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- 2 Equatorial Guinea 65.6% compare
- 3 Democratic Republic of Congo 65.3%
- 4 Tokelau 63.7% compare
- 5 Sudan 43.8% compare
- 6 Cape Verde 41.8% compare
- 7 Niger 40.4% compare
- 8 Eritrea 40.4% compare
More education data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.38 million (2021)
All data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 21.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 41.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.1% in 2025.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 5th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release