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 24.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 24.3% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 18.0% 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 39.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 24.0%, in 2021.
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 25th of 214 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 39.4% | — |
| 2000 | 38.2% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 38.5% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 37.2% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 36.8% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 37.0% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 35.5% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 34.5% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 33.6% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 32.1% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 32.1% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 31.6% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 28.5% | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 29.7% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 28.0% | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 26.5% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 27.5% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 25.7% | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 26.1% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 25.2% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 24.9% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 25.0% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 24.0% | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 24.3% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.4% | 39.4% | 39.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 35.6% | 32.1% | 38.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.4% | 24.9% | 31.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.4% | 24.0% | 25.0% | 3 |
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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 24.3% in 2022, 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 39.4% 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 24.0% 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 25th out of 214 groups with data for 2022.
- 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 18.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release