Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 26.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 26.0% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2023.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 42.9% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 25.6%, in 2021.
That places GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 22nd out of 214 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 42.9% | — |
| 1999 | 42.9% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 41.6% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 40.9% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 40.2% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 39.5% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 39.3% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 38.1% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 36.8% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 35.6% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 34.5% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 34.4% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 33.5% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 32.0% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 31.8% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 30.3% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 29.8% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 28.8% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 28.3% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 27.8% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 27.0% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 26.4% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 26.0% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 25.6% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 25.9% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 26.0% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.9% | 42.9% | 42.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 38.1% | 34.4% | 41.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.6% | 26.4% | 33.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.9% | 25.6% | 26.0% | 4 |
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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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 26.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 42.9% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.6% in 2021.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 22nd out of 214 groups with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. 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 Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release