Education in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa 443 indicators covering education for MDG: Sub-saharan Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank School age population, pre-primary education, female 43.76 million 2024 up 17.3% 34th Enrolment in primary education, both sexes 196.91 million 2024 up 23.7% 32nd Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 4.63 million 2021 up 65.0% 126th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male 5.90 million 2021 up 45.3% 121st Teachers in primary education, male 2.60 million 2024 up 16.6% 39th Teachers in primary education, female 2.54 million 2024 up 31.7% 72nd Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 49.4% 2024 up 6.6% 193rd Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes 97.1% 2024 up 1.0% 152nd School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.99 years 2024 down 0.4% 49th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 7.1% 2024 up 4.0% 154th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 5.4% 2024 up 1.1% 150th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.6% 2024 down 0.1% 71st Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 10.53 million 2021 up 53.3% 123rd Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.9% 2024 down 0.3% 67th Enrolment in secondary education, female 39.14 million 2024 up 49.0% 63rd Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.3% 2024 up 2.3% 150th Enrolment in secondary education, male 42.42 million 2024 up 37.9% 63rd Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 26.38 million 2024 up 50.7% 62nd Teachers in primary education, both sexes 5.14 million 2024 up 23.6% 56th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.7% 2024 down 0.1% 71st Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 81.56 million 2024 up 43.0% 63rd Enrolment in primary education, female 96.33 million 2024 up 25.5% 32nd Enrolment in primary education, male 100.57 million 2024 up 22.0% 34th School age population, upper secondary education, female 40.23 million 2024 up 31.1% 44th School age population, upper secondary education, male 40.91 million 2024 up 31.4% 48th School age population, secondary education, male 89.62 million 2024 up 31.9% 48th School age population, one year before the official primary entry 17.81 million 2024 up 17.6% 33rd School age population, pre-primary education, male 44.65 million 2024 up 17.4% 34th School age population, one year before the official primary entry 17.44 million 2024 up 17.3% 29th School age population, one year before the official primary entry 35.26 million 2024 up 17.4% 33rd School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes 88.41 million 2024 up 17.3% 34th Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both 34.60 million 2024 up 18.8% 33rd School age population, primary education, both sexes 202.79 million 2024 up 22.5% 27th School age population, primary education, female 100.38 million 2024 up 22.4% 27th School age population, primary education, male 102.41 million 2024 up 22.6% 27th Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 17.48 million 2024 up 18.9% 33rd Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female 17.12 million 2024 up 18.7% 29th School age population, last grade of primary education, female 15.63 million 2024 up 27.4% 39th School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes 96.41 million 2024 up 32.3% 42nd School age population, lower secondary education, female 47.70 million 2024 up 32.2% 40th School age population, last grade of primary education, male 15.95 million 2024 up 27.6% 45th School age population, tertiary education, both sexes 121.60 million 2024 up 29.8% 49th School age population, lower secondary education, male 48.71 million 2024 up 32.4% 46th School age population, tertiary education, female 60.41 million 2024 up 29.4% 48th School age population, tertiary education, male 61.19 million 2024 up 30.2% 49th School age population, secondary education, both sexes 177.55 million 2024 up 31.8% 44th School age population, secondary education, female 87.93 million 2024 up 31.7% 42nd School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 81.14 million 2024 up 31.2% 47th School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes 31.58 million 2024 up 27.5% 42nd Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female 96.0% 2024 up 2.5% 161st Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9772 GPIA 2024 up 3.0% 152nd Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male 98.2% 2024 down 0.5% 151st School life expectancy, primary, female 5.92 years 2024 up 1.2% 52nd School life expectancy, primary, male 6.06 years 2024 down 1.9% 50th School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9755 GPIA 2024 up 3.1% 156th Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 13.10 million 2024 up 51.0% 62nd Enrolment in pre-primary education, male 13.28 million 2024 up 50.5% 62nd Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 14.43 million 2024 up 12.8% 18th Teachers in secondary education, both sexes 3.82 million 2024 up 46.2% 81st Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes 45.9% 2024 up 8.5% 193rd Page 1 of 8 Next →