School enrollment, preprimary, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): School enrollment, preprimary, female was 28.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1983–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2020, school enrollment, preprimary, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 28.1%.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 29.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 1999.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 37th out of 45 groups with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 14.5% | — |
| 1984 | 14.4% | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 14.3% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 14.5% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 14.9% | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 15.2% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 15.3% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 15.3% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 15.2% | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 15.2% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 15.1% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 14.9% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 14.9% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 15.3% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 14.8% | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 14.9% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 13.0% | -12.5% |
| 2000 | 14.2% | +9.2% |
| 2001 | 14.7% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 15.8% | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 17.5% | +11.0% |
| 2004 | 19.0% | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 19.8% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 21.5% | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 20.0% | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 19.6% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 20.7% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 21.2% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 23.2% | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 26.3% | +13.6% |
| 2013 | 29.0% | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 23.7% | -18.4% |
| 2015 | 25.5% | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 26.7% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 27.1% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 27.0% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 27.3% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 28.1% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.7% | 14.3% | 15.3% | 7 |
| 1990s | 14.9% | 13.0% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.3% | 14.2% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 21.2% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.1% | 28.1% | 28.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 196.80 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 81.43 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9738 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1526 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- School enrollment, preprimary, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 28.1% in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 29.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 1999.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for school enrollment, preprimary, female?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 37th out of 45 groups with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, female rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.