Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 29.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
29.9%
Change on year
up 4.5%
Rank
29th
of 214 groups
All-time high
43.9%
in 1999
All-time low
27.0%
in 2020
Years of data
24
1999–2022
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 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 ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) stood at 29.9%.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) peaked at 43.9% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 2020.
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 29th 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 ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 43.9% | — |
| 2000 | 43.3% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 41.4% | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 41.2% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 41.3% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 39.9% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 39.5% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 37.8% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 36.3% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 35.6% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 35.3% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 34.4% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 35.9% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 33.0% | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 32.8% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 33.1% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 29.4% | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 32.2% | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 30.0% | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 30.1% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 28.7% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 27.0% | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 28.6% | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 29.9% | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.9% | 43.9% | 43.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 39.2% | 35.3% | 43.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.0% | 28.7% | 35.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.5% | 27.0% | 29.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- 26 Eswatini 24.1% compare
- 27 Burkina Faso 23.3% compare
- 28 Timor-Leste 20.6% compare
- 29 Bahamas 20.1% compare
- 30 Nepal 19.8% compare
- 31 Sao Tome and Principe 17.4% compare
- 32 Cambodia 17.1% compare
More education data for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.89 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 38.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.34 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 2.59 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 29.9% 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 ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The highest recorded value was 43.9% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 2020.
- How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 29th 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 ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release