School enrollment, primary, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): School enrollment, primary, female was 72.4% in 2009. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1975–2009
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 72.4%, measured in 2009. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 72.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 37.1%, in 1975.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 41st of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 37.1% | — |
| 1976 | 38.1% | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 40.4% | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 42.8% | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 45.9% | +7.2% |
| 1980 | 48.7% | +6.2% |
| 1981 | 51.5% | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 53.3% | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 53.7% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 53.1% | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 51.9% | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 50.2% | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 48.9% | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 48.1% | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 48.5% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 47.9% | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 49.2% | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 49.2% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 49.9% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 50.2% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 50.9% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 49.4% | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 52.3% | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 53.3% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 54.4% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 56.5% | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 58.3% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 59.8% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 62.4% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 64.4% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 66.6% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 68.7% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 70.7% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 72.0% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 72.4% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.8% | 37.1% | 45.9% | 5 |
| 1980s | 50.8% | 48.1% | 53.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.7% | 47.9% | 54.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.2% | 56.5% | 72.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 38 Macau, China 96.4% compare
- 39 Sri Lanka 96.4% compare
- 40 Costa Rica 96.3% compare
- 41 Oman 96.2% compare
- 42 Namibia 96.1% compare
- 43 Montenegro 96.1% compare
- 44 Saint Lucia 96.1% compare
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 196.79 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 81.42 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 0.9733 % change on previous year (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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 72.4% in 2009, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 72.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.1% in 1975.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 41st out of 43 groups with data for 2009.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.2%. 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.