Education in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 519 indicators covering education for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 4,840 2023 up 29.0% 76th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 up 365.8% 160th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 0.6% 2023 up 27.1% 204th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.3% 2023 up 44.7% 179th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 87.4% 168th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 4.6% 102nd Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 5.1% 101st Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female 29.69 million 2024 up 4.5% 24th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male 23.85 million 2024 up 16.5% 24th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes 53.54 million 2024 up 9.5% 24th Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female 55.0% 2024 down 5.2% 74th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 41.5% 2023 up 15.4% 201st Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 43.7% 2023 up 3.9% 204th Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 0.95 GPIA 2023 up 11.0% 187th Outbound mobility ratio to Central Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2021 up 1,952.2% 128th Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, male (UIS estimate) 0.6% 2021 up 18.6% 58th Population of compulsory school age, both sexes 239.24 million 2024 up 28.0% 53rd Population of compulsory school age, female 118.28 million 2024 up 27.8% 53rd Population of compulsory school age, male 120.96 million 2024 up 28.2% 54th Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 47.75 million 2024 up 40.8% 70th Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, male (UIS estimate) 1.2% 2021 down 43.7% 20th Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 1.0% 2020 down 2.7% 198th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both 9.14 million 2024 down 62.8% 79th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 4.52 million 2024 down 63.0% 79th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 4.62 million 2024 down 62.7% 81st Enrolment in lower secondary education, female 23.30 million 2024 up 48.3% 70th Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 0.9% 2020 up 11.0% 197th Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 1.1% 2020 down 1.4% 198th Enrolment in lower secondary education, male 24.45 million 2024 up 34.2% 70th Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.1% 2021 up 43.9% 58th Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 27.33 million 2024 up 59.2% 75th Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education 0.7673 GPIA 2020 up 12.6% 120th Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 12.52 million 2024 up 67.3% 85th Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) 0.1% 2021 down 5.6% 128th Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 14.81 million 2024 up 52.9% 74th Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, male (UIS) 0.7% 2021 up 296.4% 95th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 51.1% 2024 up 5.8% 203rd Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, male (UIS estimate) 0.1% 2021 up 24.1% 54th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 51.8% 2024 up 0.8% 203rd Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 82.0% 2024 up 1.1% 197th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 50.4% 2024 up 11.6% 196th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9736 GPIA 2024 up 10.7% 146th Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, male 2.3% 2021 down 11.1% 63rd Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, male (UIS) 0.1% 2021 up 23.1% 57th Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, male (UIS estimate) 5.3% 2021 down 9.5% 77th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female 139.73 million 2024 up 14.1% 43rd School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 7.6 years 2024 up 1.0% 191st Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female 81.1% 2024 up 3.4% 193rd Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 0.9774 GPIA 2024 up 4.5% 144th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male 82.9% 2024 down 1.1% 202nd Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 98.2% 2024 up 1.0% 129th School age population, early childhood education, both sexes 113.09 million 2024 up 15.0% 30th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male 91.12 million 2024 up 19.0% 41st School age population, early childhood education, male 57.17 million 2024 up 15.1% 30th School age population, early childhood education, female 55.93 million 2024 up 14.8% 30th Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes 230.85 million 2024 up 16.0% 42nd Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female 61.0% 2024 down 1.6% 109th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 35.3% 2024 up 19.7% 197th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 4.31 million 2023 up 54.4% 32nd School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male 7.7 years 2024 down 1.2% 195th ← Previous Page 4 of 9 Next →