Education in SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 492 indicators covering education for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank School age population, pre-primary education, female 42.34 million 2024 up 17.2% 40th Enrolment in primary education, both sexes 191.30 million 2024 up 23.6% 41st Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 4.25 million 2021 up 67.2% 136th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male 5.52 million 2021 up 45.1% 127th Teachers in primary education, male 2.54 million 2024 up 16.3% 48th Teachers in primary education, female 2.40 million 2024 up 31.9% 87th Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 48.5% 2024 up 6.9% 199th Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes 98.1% 2024 up 0.7% 131st School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.06 years 2024 down 0.6% 35th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 7.3% 2024 up 3.7% 149th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 5.6% 2024 up 1.5% 144th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.4% 2024 down 0.1% 78th Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 9.77 million 2021 up 53.9% 130th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.7% 2024 down 0.3% 73rd Enrolment in secondary education, female 37.60 million 2024 up 48.4% 69th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.5% 2024 up 2.3% 147th Enrolment in secondary education, male 40.94 million 2024 up 37.8% 69th Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 25.10 million 2024 up 51.6% 70th Teachers in primary education, both sexes 4.94 million 2024 up 23.4% 66th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.5% 2024 down 0.2% 75th Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 78.55 million 2024 up 42.7% 69th Enrolment in primary education, female 93.62 million 2024 up 25.3% 38th Enrolment in primary education, male 97.68 million 2024 up 22.0% 47th School age population, upper secondary education, female 38.57 million 2024 up 31.4% 54th School age population, upper secondary education, male 39.23 million 2024 up 31.8% 56th School age population, secondary education, male 86.13 million 2024 up 31.4% 56th School age population, one year before the official primary entry 17.09 million 2024 up 17.4% 42nd School age population, pre-primary education, male 43.19 million 2024 up 17.3% 40th School age population, one year before the official primary entry 16.75 million 2024 up 17.2% 40th School age population, one year before the official primary entry 33.84 million 2024 up 17.3% 42nd School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes 85.53 million 2024 up 17.2% 40th Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both 33.22 million 2024 up 18.8% 42nd School age population, primary education, both sexes 195.05 million 2024 up 22.7% 33rd School age population, primary education, female 96.56 million 2024 up 22.6% 33rd School age population, primary education, male 98.49 million 2024 up 22.8% 37th Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 16.78 million 2024 up 18.9% 42nd Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female 16.44 million 2024 up 18.6% 40th School age population, last grade of primary education, female 15.02 million 2024 up 27.7% 48th School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes 92.84 million 2024 up 30.9% 53rd School age population, lower secondary education, female 45.93 million 2024 up 30.8% 50th School age population, last grade of primary education, male 15.33 million 2024 up 28.0% 52nd School age population, tertiary education, both sexes 116.52 million 2024 up 29.8% 55th School age population, lower secondary education, male 46.91 million 2024 up 31.0% 54th School age population, tertiary education, female 57.88 million 2024 up 29.4% 55th School age population, tertiary education, male 58.63 million 2024 up 30.2% 55th School age population, secondary education, both sexes 170.64 million 2024 up 31.3% 55th School age population, secondary education, female 84.50 million 2024 up 31.1% 52nd School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 77.80 million 2024 up 31.6% 56th School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes 30.35 million 2024 up 27.8% 51st Gross enrolment ratio, primary, female 97.0% 2024 up 2.2% 133rd Gross enrolment ratio, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9776 GPIA 2024 up 2.9% 146th Gross enrolment ratio, primary, male 99.2% 2024 down 0.7% 123rd School life expectancy, primary, female 5.98 years 2024 up 0.9% 41st School life expectancy, primary, male 6.13 years 2024 down 2.1% 35th School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9762 GPIA 2024 up 3.1% 151st Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 12.47 million 2024 up 52.2% 70th Enrolment in pre-primary education, male 12.63 million 2024 up 51.0% 70th Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 14.32 million 2024 up 13.3% 24th Teachers in secondary education, both sexes 3.73 million 2024 up 46.0% 90th Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes 46.0% 2024 up 8.7% 191st Page 1 of 9 Next →