Proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: Proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education was 7.0% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
7.0%
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
9th
of 10 groups
All-time high
7.3%
in 2009
All-time low
7.0%
in 2019
Years of data
20
2000–2019
Proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, 2000–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa stood at 7.0%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa peaked at 7.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2019.
Proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.2% | — |
| 2001 | 7.2% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 7.2% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 7.2% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7.3% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 7.3% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 7.3% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 7.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 7.3% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 7.3% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 7.3% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 7.2% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 7.2% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 7.0% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 7.0% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.3% | 7.2% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 7.0% | 7.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
More education data for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8202 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 40.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.52 million (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa was 7.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education recorded in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2019.
- How does SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank for proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education?
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 9th out of 10 groups with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education rising or falling in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: Sub-saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of children/young people at the age of primary education prepared for the future in mathematics, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release