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 32.4% 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
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 32.4%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 7.3% on the previous year and down 5.8% 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 46.4% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 28.2%, in 2020.
That places GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 22nd out of 214 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
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 | 46.4% | — |
| 2000 | 45.4% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 43.3% | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 43.1% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 43.8% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 41.8% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 41.3% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 39.3% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 37.7% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 36.9% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 36.6% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 35.7% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 37.6% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 34.3% | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 34.5% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 34.6% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 30.8% | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 33.9% | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 32.0% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 31.9% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 30.3% | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 28.2% | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 30.2% | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 32.4% | +7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.4% | 46.4% | 46.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 40.9% | 36.6% | 45.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.6% | 30.3% | 37.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.3% | 28.2% | 32.4% | 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 32.4% 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 46.4% 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 28.2% in 2020.
- 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 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 5.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release