SDG: Sub-saharan Africa: statistics and indicators

532 indicators and 15,639 data points for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, collected automatically from official statistical sources.

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532
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Key indicators for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa

IndicatorLatest YearRank Trend
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.6 % change on previous year 2021 64th volatile
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.52 million 2021 127th volatile
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.52 % change on previous year 2021 57th falling
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.25 million 2021 136th volatile
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.54 million 2024 48th rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.40 million 2024 87th volatile
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4 % change on previous year 2021 65th falling
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.77 million 2021 130th volatile
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.68 % change on previous year 2024 104th volatile
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.10 million 2024 70th volatile
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year 2024 96th volatile
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 40.94 million 2024 69th volatile
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year 2024 74th falling
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 37.60 million 2024 69th volatile
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8202 % change on previous year 2024 114th volatile
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.94 million 2024 66th volatile
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.49 % change on previous year 2024 77th volatile
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 78.55 million 2024 69th volatile
Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8778 % change on previous year 2024 81st volatile
Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 97.68 million 2024 47th volatile
Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year 2024 90th volatile
Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 93.62 million 2024 38th volatile
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.02 % change on previous year 2024 87th volatile
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 191.30 million 2024 41st volatile
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.47 million 2024 70th volatile
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12.63 million 2024 70th volatile
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14.32 million 2024 24th rising
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.73 million 2024 90th volatile
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled 7.75 million 2024 24th rising
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps 6.57 million 2024 24th rising
Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5507 % change on previous year 2024 93rd volatile
Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year 2024 133rd volatile
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number) 1.63 % change on previous year 2024 73rd volatile
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year 2024 102nd volatile
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), annual growth 1.67 % change on previous year 2024 97th volatile
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3698 % change on previous year 2024 149th volatile
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), annual 1.12 % change on previous year 2024 78th volatile
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), annual 2.07 % change on previous year 2024 76th volatile
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

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