Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 23.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 23.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 37.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 23.3%, in 2021.
MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 33rd 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 MDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 37.0% | — |
| 2000 | 36.3% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 36.5% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 35.3% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 35.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 35.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 33.9% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 33.0% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 32.2% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 30.8% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 30.9% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 30.5% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 27.7% | -9.2% |
| 2012 | 28.8% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 27.4% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 25.8% | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 26.7% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 25.0% | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 25.4% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 24.6% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 24.2% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 24.3% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 23.3% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 23.7% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.0% | 37.0% | 37.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 33.9% | 30.8% | 36.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 24.2% | 30.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.8% | 23.3% | 24.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
More education data for MDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.60 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 23.7% 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 MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 37.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.3% in 2021.
- How does MDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- MDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 33rd 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 MDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Sub-saharan Africa 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