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SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: statistics and indicators

494 indicators and 13,646 data points for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, collected automatically from official statistical sources.

Indicators
494
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13,646

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Key indicators for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa

IndicatorLatest YearRank Trend
School age population, pre-primary education, female 42.34 million 2024 40th rising
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 17.09 million 2024 42nd rising
School age population, pre-primary education, male 43.19 million 2024 40th rising
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 16.75 million 2024 40th rising
School age population, one year before the official primary entry 33.84 million 2024 42nd rising
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes 85.53 million 2024 40th rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both 33.22 million 2024 42nd rising
School age population, primary education, both sexes 195.05 million 2024 33rd rising
School age population, primary education, female 96.56 million 2024 33rd rising
School age population, primary education, male 98.49 million 2024 37th rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 16.78 million 2024 42nd rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female 16.44 million 2024 40th rising
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes 30.35 million 2024 51st rising
School age population, last grade of primary education, female 15.02 million 2024 48th rising
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes 92.84 million 2024 53rd rising
School age population, lower secondary education, female 45.93 million 2024 50th rising
School age population, last grade of primary education, male 15.33 million 2024 52nd rising
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes 116.52 million 2024 55th rising
School age population, lower secondary education, male 46.91 million 2024 54th rising
School age population, tertiary education, female 57.88 million 2024 55th rising
School age population, tertiary education, male 58.63 million 2024 55th rising
School age population, secondary education, both sexes 170.64 million 2024 55th rising
School age population, secondary education, female 84.50 million 2024 52nd rising
School age population, secondary education, male 86.13 million 2024 56th rising
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 77.80 million 2024 56th rising
School age population, upper secondary education, male 39.23 million 2024 56th rising
School age population, upper secondary education, female 38.57 million 2024 54th rising
Enrolment in primary education, male 97.68 million 2024 47th volatile
Enrolment in primary education, female 93.62 million 2024 38th volatile
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 78.55 million 2024 69th volatile
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.5% 2024 75th flat
Teachers in primary education, both sexes 4.94 million 2024 66th volatile
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 25.10 million 2024 70th volatile
Enrolment in secondary education, male 40.94 million 2024 69th volatile
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.5% 2024 147th falling
Enrolment in secondary education, female 37.60 million 2024 69th volatile
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.7% 2024 73rd rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 9.77 million 2021 130th volatile
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.4% 2024 78th flat
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 5.6% 2024 144th falling
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 7.3% 2024 149th falling
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.06 years 2024 35th rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes 98.1% 2024 131st rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 48.5% 2024 199th rising
Teachers in primary education, female 2.40 million 2024 87th volatile
Teachers in primary education, male 2.54 million 2024 48th rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male 5.52 million 2021 127th volatile
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 4.25 million 2021 136th volatile
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes 191.30 million 2024 41st volatile
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female 97.0% 2024 133rd rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9776 GPIA 2024 146th rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male 99.2% 2024 123rd rising
School life expectancy, primary, female 5.98 years 2024 41st rising
School life expectancy, primary, male 6.13 years 2024 35th rising
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9762 GPIA 2024 151st rising
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 12.47 million 2024 70th volatile
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male 12.63 million 2024 70th volatile
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 14.32 million 2024 24th rising
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes 3.73 million 2024 90th volatile
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes 46.0% 2024 191st rising
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes 2.84 years 2024 191st rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 8.86 years 2024 178th rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 73.8% 2024 181st rising
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 6.57 million 2024 24th rising
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male 7.75 million 2024 24th rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 420,028 2021 126th volatile
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes 9.0% 2021 201st volatile
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 72.5% 2024 179th rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female 44.5% 2024 188th rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 75.1% 2024 180th rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 0.9652 GPIA 2024 173rd rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male 47.5% 2024 191st rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9361 GPIA 2024 183rd rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 8.68 years 2024 176th rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 0.4547 years 2021 204th volatile
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 0.9589 GPIA 2024 176th rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 9.05 years 2024 183rd rising
School life expectancy, secondary, female 2.73 years 2024 187th rising
School life expectancy, secondary, male 2.95 years 2024 192nd rising
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9271 GPIA 2024 184th rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 774,918 2024 102nd rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.7233 years 2024 179th rising
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female 34.1% 2024 194th falling
Teachers in secondary education, female 1.27 million 2024 118th volatile
Teachers in secondary education, male 2.46 million 2024 68th volatile
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female 7.9% 2021 200th volatile
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male 10.1% 2021 202nd volatile
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 0.7793 GPIA 2021 195th rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, female 0.3914 years 2021 203rd volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, male 0.5176 years 2021 204th volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index 0.7562 GPIA 2021 197th rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 9.21 years 2018 184th rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 69.3% 2024 181st rising
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 61.1% 2023 198th falling
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female 0.7259 years 2024 177th rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male 0.7208 years 2024 180th rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 1.01 GPIA 2024 69th flat
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 81.4% 2024 196th rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, male 143,867 2024 58th rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, female 631,051 2024 104th rising

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