Education in MDG: Sub-saharan Africa

443 indicators covering education for MDG: Sub-saharan Africa.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes 2.82 years 2024 up 9.8% 195th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 8.77 years 2024 up 2.2% 189th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 73.2% 2024 up 1.7% 187th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 6.62 million 2024 up 10.3% 18th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male 7.81 million 2024 up 15.0% 18th
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 435,437 2021 up 42.9% 118th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes 9.3% 2021 up 17.1% 195th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 71.9% 2024 up 3.9% 184th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female 44.5% 2024 up 13.2% 185th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 74.5% 2024 down 0.4% 193rd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 0.9661 GPIA 2024 up 4.2% 167th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male 47.3% 2024 up 4.5% 193rd
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9405 GPIA 2024 up 8.3% 178th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 8.59 years 2024 up 4.6% 187th
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 0.4686 years 2021 up 16.7% 194th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 0.9597 GPIA 2024 up 4.5% 171st
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 8.95 years 2024 up 0.1% 192nd
School life expectancy, secondary, female 2.71 years 2024 up 14.6% 190th
School life expectancy, secondary, male 2.92 years 2024 up 5.8% 194th
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9307 GPIA 2024 up 8.3% 181st
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 822,023 2024 up 48.0% 95th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.7297 years 2024 up 30.1% 173rd
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female 34.6% 2024 up 8.9% 191st
Teachers in secondary education, female 1.32 million 2024 up 59.2% 112th
Teachers in secondary education, male 2.50 million 2024 up 40.1% 61st
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male 10.3% 2021 up 10.5% 198th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female 8.2% 2021 up 26.4% 192nd
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 0.7941 GPIA 2021 up 14.4% 188th
School life expectancy, tertiary, female 0.408 years 2021 up 25.3% 195th
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index 0.7715 GPIA 2021 up 13.0% 192nd
School life expectancy, tertiary, male 0.5288 years 2021 up 10.9% 197th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 9.15 years 2018 up 8.9% 190th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 68.9% 2024 up 4.3% 183rd
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 61.5% 2023 up 10.5% 189th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female 0.7321 years 2024 up 30.3% 173rd
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male 0.7274 years 2024 up 30.0% 173rd
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 1.01 GPIA 2024 up 0.2% 82nd
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 82.0% 2024 up 1.4% 187th
Teachers in pre-primary education, male 148,079 2024 up 39.5% 52nd
Teachers in pre-primary education, female 673,944 2024 up 50.0% 95th
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 111,594 2021 up 54.8% 142nd
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female 25.6% 2021 up 8.3% 193rd
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male 323,842 2021 up 39.3% 107th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 8.76 years 2018 up 12.6% 190th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 9.52 years 2018 up 5.8% 188th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity 0.9201 GPIA 2018 up 6.4% 187th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male 69.7% 2024 up 2.2% 186th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female 68.1% 2024 up 6.7% 183rd
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, adjusted 0.976 GPIA 2024 up 4.5% 154th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes 41.2% 2024 up 18.0% 156th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male 54.4% 2024 up 12.5% 158th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity 0.57 GPIA 2024 up 14.0% 121st
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender 1.05 GPIA 2023 down 1.8% 64th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female 63.1% 2023 up 9.4% 191st
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male 60.0% 2023 up 11.6% 189th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes 65.2% 2024 up 9.0% 166th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 44.4% 2023 up 8.3% 186th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female 58.0% 2024 up 13.8% 165th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male 72.7% 2024 up 5.2% 166th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index 0.8 GPIA 2024 up 8.1% 145th