School enrollment, primary, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): School enrollment, primary, male was 98.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 98.2% for school enrollment, primary, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 99.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 62.4%, in 1971.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 36th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 64.2% | — |
| 1971 | 62.4% | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 63.5% | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 64.6% | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 66.7% | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 68.3% | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 69.4% | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 72.5% | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 76.1% | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 80.8% | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 83.7% | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 86.0% | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 88.3% | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 88.3% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 87.1% | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 84.3% | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 81.0% | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 78.8% | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 78.6% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 78.2% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 77.7% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 78.5% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 78.1% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 79.6% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 79.7% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 80.4% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 78.2% | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 81.8% | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 83.3% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 83.5% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 85.8% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 87.5% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 89.8% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 92.1% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 93.9% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 95.9% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 97.2% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 97.6% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 98.6% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.1% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 99.6% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.4% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 98.7% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 96.8% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 97.1% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 97.6% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 98.3% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 99.6% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 98.5% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 97.3% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 98.0% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 98.2% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 68.9% | 62.4% | 80.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 83.4% | 78.2% | 88.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.1% | 77.7% | 83.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.7% | 85.8% | 98.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.4% | 96.8% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.3% | 97.3% | 99.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
More education data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 81.43 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.14 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 196.80 million (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)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9738 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 40.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- School enrollment, primary, male in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 98.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.4% in 1971.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for school enrollment, primary, male?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 36th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, male rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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 Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, male (% 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. 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.