What is the highest primary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

The highest recorded value was 0.1609 units per person in 2020.

What is the lowest primary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0922 units per person in 1971.

How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for primary education, pupils, per capita?

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 6th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.

Is primary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Primary education, pupils, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Name: Primary education, pupils, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Primary education, pupils, per capita was 0.1526 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

0.1526 units per person

Change on year

down 1.5%

Rank

6th

of 45 groups

All-time high

0.1609 units per person

in 2020

All-time low

0.0922 units per person

in 1971

Years of data

1970–2024

Primary education, pupils, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1970–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 0.1526 units per person for primary education, pupils, per capita in 2024.

That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, primary education, pupils, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 0.1609 units per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0922 units per person, in 1971.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 6th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

Primary education, pupils, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Primary education, pupils, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1970 to 2024.
Year	units per person	Change
1970	0.0946 units per person	—
1971	0.0922 units per person	-2.6%
1972	0.0943 units per person	+2.3%
1973	0.0963 units per person	+2.1%
1974	0.0999 units per person	+3.8%
1975	0.1021 units per person	+2.2%
1976	0.104 units per person	+1.8%
1977	0.1092 units per person	+5.0%
1978	0.1152 units per person	+5.4%
1979	0.1224 units per person	+6.3%
1980	0.1274 units per person	+4.1%
1981	0.1314 units per person	+3.1%
1982	0.1345 units per person	+2.4%
1983	0.1342 units per person	-0.3%
1984	0.1326 units per person	-1.2%
1985	0.1286 units per person	-3.0%
1986	0.1243 units per person	-3.4%
1987	0.1223 units per person	-1.6%
1988	0.1207 units per person	-1.3%
1989	0.1218 units per person	+1.0%
1990	0.1204 units per person	-1.2%
1991	0.1219 units per person	+1.3%
1992	0.1215 units per person	-0.3%
1993	0.1239 units per person	+1.9%
1994	0.1239 units per person	-0.0%
1995	0.1247 units per person	+0.7%
1996	0.1211 units per person	-2.9%
1997	0.1268 units per person	+4.7%
1998	0.129 units per person	+1.7%
1999	0.1294 units per person	+0.3%
2000	0.1329 units per person	+2.7%
2001	0.1357 units per person	+2.1%
2002	0.139 units per person	+2.4%
2003	0.1429 units per person	+2.9%
2004	0.146 units per person	+2.2%
2005	0.1495 units per person	+2.4%
2006	0.1521 units per person	+1.7%
2007	0.1545 units per person	+1.6%
2008	0.1564 units per person	+1.2%
2009	0.1569 units per person	+0.3%
2010	0.1565 units per person	-0.2%
2011	0.1586 units per person	+1.3%
2012	0.1598 units per person	+0.8%
2013	0.1603 units per person	+0.3%
2014	0.1595 units per person	-0.5%
2015	0.1571 units per person	-1.5%
2016	0.1576 units per person	+0.3%
2017	0.1586 units per person	+0.6%
2018	0.1595 units per person	+0.6%
2019	0.1605 units per person	+0.6%
2020	0.1609 units per person	+0.3%
2021	0.1586 units per person	-1.4%
2022	0.1557 units per person	-1.9%
2023	0.1548 units per person	-0.5%
2024	0.1526 units per person	-1.5%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.103 units per person	0.0922 units per person	0.1224 units per person	10
1980s	0.1278 units per person	0.1207 units per person	0.1345 units per person	10
1990s	0.1243 units per person	0.1204 units per person	0.1294 units per person	10
2000s	0.1466 units per person	0.1329 units per person	0.1569 units per person	10
2010s	0.1588 units per person	0.1565 units per person	0.1605 units per person	10
2020s	0.1565 units per person	0.1526 units per person	0.1609 units per person	5

Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

3 Mozambique 0.2344 units per person compare
4 Uganda 0.22 units per person compare
5 Malawi 0.2193 units per person compare
6 Rwanda 0.2109 units per person compare
7 Zambia 0.2106 units per person compare
8 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.1999 units per person compare
9 Togo 0.1972 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 251 places →

More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 196.79 million (2024)
Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9733 % change on previous year (2024)
Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
School enrollment, primary 97.1% (2024)
Primary education, teachers 5.14 million (2024)
Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.004 units per person (2024)

All data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) →

Frequently asked questions

What is primary education, pupils, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: Primary education, pupils, per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 0.1526 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest primary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: The highest recorded value was 0.1609 units per person in 2020.
What is the lowest primary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0922 units per person in 1971.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for primary education, pupils, per capita?: Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 6th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
Is primary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Primary education, pupils ÷ Population, total

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Primary education, pupils Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator: Primary education, pupils, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 02 September 2026

Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.