Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 29.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) recorded 29.8% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 44.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 2020.
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 30th 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 44.0% | — |
| 2000 | 43.3% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 41.5% | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 41.2% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 41.3% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 39.9% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 39.6% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 37.8% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 36.3% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 35.6% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 35.4% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 34.5% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 36.0% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 33.0% | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 32.8% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 33.2% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 29.5% | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 32.3% | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 30.1% | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 30.2% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 28.8% | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 27.0% | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 28.5% | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 29.8% | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.0% | 44.0% | 44.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 39.2% | 35.4% | 43.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.0% | 28.8% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.4% | 27.0% | 29.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
- 27 Burkina Faso 23.3% compare
- 28 East Timor 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
- 33 Kenya 17.0% compare
More education data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.88 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 39.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.53 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.34 % change on previous year (2021)
All data for WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) was 29.8% 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 44.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 2020.
- How does WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 30th 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 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